Kent, lighten up! This list is not JUST about the engines in our cars, but
the rest of the cars themselves. Believe me, if you have a 3.5l in your
car, your'e gonna want to talk about brakes sooner or later!
Perry
1980 TR7 V8
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kent Christensen [SMTP:lkchris@uswest.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 1999 8:41 PM
> To: buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: change of brake fluid
>
> This is an interesting discussion that stretches the "Buick-Rover V8"
> notion a
> bit. Don't think brake fluid is used (normally) in or on the engine
> anywhere!
>
> adriaan briene wrote:
>
> > Hi Joerg,
> >
> > You can easily switch between silicon brake fluid and your current
> glycol
> > (DOT3/4) based brake fluid.
> > It doesn't matter if some is left behind it may be mixed, although some
> > benefits of silicone based fluid will be reduced.
> >
> > The advantage is that silicon fluid doesn't absorb moisture unless
> > conventional brake fluid which is hygroscopic.
> > However if you change the conventional brake fluid every two years
> corrosion
> > in the brake pipes should also be no problem.
> > Preventing corrosion is the main reason why silicon brake fluid is used.
> > But it also has its disadvantages:
> > first,silicone brake fluid will compress a bit more easily when the
> fluid
> > gets hot this will give a somewhat spongy feeling.
> > second, it is harder to bleed and dearate than normal brake fluid
> > third, it is more penetrative and may seep past seals on a worn brake
> system
> > which were tight when using the old brake fluid.
> > So generally I think it is best to use silicon fluid when you don't use
> the
> > car a lot otherwise stick with conventional brake fluid
> > and change it regularly.
> >
> > Greetings
> > Adriaan Briene
> >
> > http://members.tripod.com/RoverSD_1/index.html
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