Which brake fluid??

[Gaz DC5]

I'm going to be replacing the discs and pads on the front and fiiting some braided lines pretty soon. I've already got new oem discs from Dave J and i'm waiting on some Z pads from Dixel with some Hel lines.

I have a trade card for Halfords so i can get fluid there pretty cheap, they have 4 dot and 5.1. Which one of these would be best or would i be better spending a bit more and going for something different? I've got no plans for track days at the moment but could be tempted in the future

Thanks for your help

 

[LeeH]

I used Motul RBF when I fitted my Dixcels and hoses.

 

[C&S Evo7]

brembo lcf600 for me

 

[donkeykong]

i;m using motul rbf600 too.

it's not really important as long as u take minimum dot 4.1.
dot 5.1 will can handle higher temperature, so if u do trackdays u need 5.1
for daily driving 4.1 is enough

 

[Gaz DC5]

thanks for the replies. I think i'll go for the 5.1 incase i go on a trackday. Cheers guys

 

[donkeykong]

the rbf600 from motul is a dot 4.1, but can take higher temperature then 5.1 hahah

get the rbf600

 

[Gaz DC5]

the rbf600 from motul is a dot 4.1, but can take higher temperature then 5.1 hahah

get the rbf600

How much would i need? Is it expensive stuff?

 

[LeeH]

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-1078-motul- ... fluid.aspx

2 will do.

 

[Gaz DC5]

cheers Lee

 

[dotty]

Just thought I'd bump this.. are people still using RBF 600 or are there other alternatives?

 

[Rob.]

RBF600 for me mate :wink:

 

[tricker_luke]

Yupp me too, just did a full change with it.

 

[dotty]

Yupp me too, just did a full change with it.

Two bottles worth?

 

[tricker_luke]

Yeh if doing a complete change. I had to rebleed it all though.

 

[Saint Matt]

I've always just used Halfords dot 5.1, never had a problem. Even pretty much melted my Type Z's on my DC2 and never had any fluid problems

 

[Stoo]

RBF 600 here too.

I used two bottles for a complete change but bought another for a re-bleed.

 

[tron2k3]

I've switched to ATE super blue as it has very similar wet and dry boiling points to the motul 600 but is £15 for 1 litre compared to RBF 600 being around £15 for the 500ml.

It's been adequate for me on track so will be no problem on the road.