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Brake and clutch fluid change
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:09 am
by GP14
How much of this stuff do i need. I'll be doing this hopefully on the GCDDIII. Will 2 bottle x 500ml be enough?
Cheers
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:49 am
by Steampunk
2 may be JUST enough, but buy 3 so we can bleed it through thoroughly.
And get DOT3, maybe 4.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:05 pm
by stevesports
2 should be enough. I did it using 2. Don't do what i did and use different grades of brake/clutch fluid though, as the victorians found out =P. It appears that Dot4 is heavier than dot3 so the old dot3 fluid basically sat on top of the reservoir and i needed a syringe to get rid of it. Fun times.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:20 pm
by wun911
Im sure you can do it with just two 500ml bottles
(its only 7 bucks for a third bottle its no big deal)
You wasted some when you did yours steve.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:23 pm
by GP14
thanks all. I'll get 3 bottles. I might try motul 5.1. After reading some other posts there doesn't seem to be any side effects with 5.1.
cheers
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:32 pm
by Matty
Easy job with 2 bottles.
Re flushing out the reservoir, suck it dry with a big syringe, then yank it out (straight up), clean and drain the rest. Then you'll have far fewer issues with mixing old and new fluid.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 3:27 pm
by drifter
Yep, 2 bottles is plenty. Save yourself $15
Remember to keep the reservoirs toped up.