[SEL] OT. Brake fluids

[Steve W.]

curt at rustyiron.com wrote:
> 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?

Used to be a problem with British and Euro vehicles. They were REAL
fussy when it came to the fluids used because of the rubber blends they
used in the brake parts. From what I have seen they started using better
rubber in the late 80's for the most part.

> 
> 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.

Shouldn't be a problem.

> Curt Holland
> 
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Steve Williams