Mis-matched brake pads and fitting kit question

deviant · Postby **deviant** » Tue Aug 13, 2013 9:50 pm

Possibly...I am on Carbotech XP12's these days...now there is a pad that needs some heat and then comes on strong!

kart · Postby **kart** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:50 am

Thanks all, interesting opinions ill add mine when i get get the pads on.

Cheers Charlie Brown, will just be getting fronts for now and will look into motul600, even tho I already have 4 bottles of el cheapo pbr dot3 lying around for some reason

kart · Postby **kart** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:50 am

Also if I were flushing the system with Motul, how much would I need to buy? miata.net approximates the system to hold 1.5L, so would I need about 2L for a good flush. Also I thought DOT4 in an nb isn't ideal?

StuwieP · Postby **StuwieP** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 12:50 pm

DOT4 has a higher boiling point than DOT3.
DOT5 is the race stuff and doesn't play well with DOT3 or 4 fluid.

Perhaps someone more knowledgeable than I can give you a reason why not to go for the DOT 4 fluid, but if I were flushing the system that's what I'd use.

Cheers
Stu

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:50 pm

StuwieP wrote:someone more knowledgeable than I can give you a reason why not to go for the DOT 4 fluid, but if I were flushing the system that's what I'd use.

Dot4 is fine.

It's what the Mazda dealerships use when they get an NA/NB in for a service. (I had the same question a while back, so I called and asked)