Bob,
I went looking for Castrol recently. Could not find it in 3-4 parts stores.
What's up with that?
Keith
---- Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Went looking for Castrol brake fluid and ran into two varieties: GTLMA
> and GTLMA synthetic. Different labeling; same part number. An email to
> Castrol USA got the following response:
>
> "Castrol GTLMA now has a higher wet boiling point and the product label
> has been changed. The product formula has not been changed; Castrol
> GTLMA has always been a fully synthetic brake fluid. The wet boiling
> point has increased from 3110F to 3290F (1550C to 1690C)."
>
> So it sounds like you can mix the old and 'new' GTLMA. However, it's
> still DOT3/DOT4. I wouldn't mix it with DOT5 synthetic.
>
> Bob
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