[SEL] OT. Brake fluids

[Ed stoller]

Hi Curt,

I had a 1986 jeep with a British hydraulic clutch and a lot of problems with 
rubber parts.  After about the forth rebuild, I used DOT 5, Silicone base 
and never had a problem again. I think AMC just blew off the incompatibility 
of DOT 3 break fluid and British rubber.

Ed Stoller
New Fairfield, CT
http://home.earthlink.net/~edstoller/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <curt at rustyiron.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 5:15 PM
Subject: [SEL] OT. Brake fluids


> Years ago one had to be careful when servicing foreign cars about
> computability with brake fluids. I'm not speaking of the silicone brake
> fluid, but rather the regular (glycol?) brake fluids. Seems like most
> European cars used Castrol brake fluid and I was taught to only use
> Castrol brake fluid in these cars, lest the rubber parts soften and lead
> to brake failure.
> Is this still the case?
>
> I found nothing about this on a quick Internet search, so maybe the issue
> has been resolved.
>
> My sister has a newer VW and they added brake fluid (not Castrol) they
> bought at a local auto parts store. Just wanted to make sure she doesn't
> have an issue later.
> Curt Holland
>
>
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