RogerH Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hi Brendan Ask the owner about the brake fluid. DOT5 silicon is often purple(ish) DOT4 is often amber You can put either DOT4 or DOT 5 in the clutch. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveN Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 4 hours ago, RogerH said: DOT4 is often amber You can put either DOT4 or DOT 5 in the clutch. Roger Or completely black as in my case! Replaced the rear slave cylinders, replaced the calliper seals flushed the lines and master cylinders through and refilled with dot 5. That was a couple of years ago and the fluid is still a nice purple colour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 Hi Dave, it is very odd how my brake MC DOT4 fluid is still clear but the Clutch MC goes black almost immediately. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peter Cobbold Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 5 hours ago, EXTR6 said: oops! Thanks and regards Brendan Hi Brendan, Dot5 is silicone and a sample will float on water. Dot4 and Dot5.1 are glycol based and will dissolve in water. Never confuse 5 and 5.1 !! Peter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EXTR6 Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 Thank you Peter, very much. Brendan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EXTR6 Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 1:54 PM, RogerH said: Hi Brendan Ask the owner about the brake fluid. DOT5 silicon is often purple(ish) DOT4 is often amber You can put either DOT4 or DOT 5 in the clutch. Roger Thank you very much Roger. Brendan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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