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Which Brake fluid is best?

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fsgti:

--- Quote from: Clarkj93 on March 31, 2023, 12:06:08 pm ---Personally I would just use cheap pagid stuff from euro car parts, you can put race stuff in if you want but personally never found an issue with basic fluid on the road. I bed my race pads in quite aggressively with Pagid fluid usually and then change to race fluid for a track event and never had an issue with it, wouldnt use it on a track but fine for the road.

 If you do want something better just because "why not" then Ate Type 200 fluid is like a budget race fluid that's way better than standard fluid but like half the price of a lot of other race fluids so a good compromise.

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Do you usually get the Pagid DOT4 or DOT4 LV? I think the LV means 'low viscosity'

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pudding:

--- Quote from: fsgti on April 05, 2023, 02:45:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: Pudding on March 31, 2023, 02:26:49 pm ---Yeah as mentioned already, just avoid cheap shat.

Take your pick:

Dealer stuff
Mobil
LiquiMoly
ATE Typ 200
Bosch ENV6
Motul
Pagid

It's all just bog standard DOT4 that needs to be replaced every 2 years regardless, so there really is no gain in buying expensive stuff.

Although saying that, I *think* the Bosch stuff can go 3 years before a change.

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Just a question: so it doesn't really matter if it meets the VW 501 14 spec for brake fluid?

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Naah. DOT4 is the only specification you need to be concerned about.  I'm sure the VW stuff is decent quality but it's not worth the extra ££s over regular off the shelf stuff.

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