>Silicone and standard DOT 3 brake fluid are incompatible. To switch to
>silicone, you first have to completely flush your brake system with
>alcohol.
>Silicone will often leak past the seals in your wheel cylinders. It is also
>quite expensive.
>
>Although it is superior to DOT 3 and some people swear by it. I don't think
>silicone is worth the cost and the postential problems in switchover.
In my experience people who seriously show cars do switch over. I bought a
gallon of it about a month ago and plan on switching my hemi over to it. I
have discussed it with people and it just isn't that big of a deal. You do
need to flush with alcohol and I am rebuilding the wheel cylinders and
calipers -- might do the mc, haven't decided. My paint job on that car is
so expensive that I will not consider driving around with lines and
cylinders spread throughout the car full of paint remover -- just won't do
it. Kim
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