MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Performance Modifications => Topic started by: alfboden on July 13, 2013, 09:01:52 pm

Title: What brake fluid are people running and VAGCOM flushing advice?
Post by: alfboden on July 13, 2013, 09:01:52 pm

I can't find any receipts for a brake fluid change on my ed30 so it's the next job on the list.

I thought fluid choice was an easy one, go with the tried and tested RBF 600 or castrol SRF but people on here have commented  that the viscosity of these May cause issues with ABS unit fitted on the mk5.

So what fluid are you guys running?

Also when vagcom is used to flush the abs unit do you do it before or after replacing the fluid?

Cheers

Title: Re: What brake fluid are people running and VAGCOM flushing advice?
Post by: daz_pd on July 15, 2013, 09:26:12 am

just use OEM fluid, its good enough for an R8 its good enough for me.

Title: Re: What brake fluid are people running and VAGCOM flushing advice?
Post by: Tortaruga on July 15, 2013, 09:31:26 am

+1 OEM is perfect.

Cycle the abs before replacing fluid, otherwise you'll have to replace it twice. I think some people do do it twice so it's up to you.

Title: Re: What brake fluid are people running and VAGCOM flushing advice?
Post by: Scottymon on July 15, 2013, 09:42:36 am

501.14 if memory serves (may have been superceeded) but as others have said, standard is more than up to the job. :happy2:

Title: Re: What brake fluid are people running and VAGCOM flushing advice?
Post by: alfboden on July 15, 2013, 10:03:19 am

Cheers all, I'll use a mates vagcom and cycle it myself before I take it too the garage. I'll pick up some OEM fluid as well!

Title: Re: What brake fluid are people running and VAGCOM flushing advice?
Post by: skard on July 15, 2013, 11:16:49 am

I have Pentosin Low Viscosity DOT4 in mine at the minute, pretty much same as OEM. http://www.pentosin.net/specsheets/Pentosin_Dot4_LV.pdf

Got it cheap off a motor factor on ebay before he must have realised it was too cheap.