I only ever use one of two fluids in everything. When on a budget and for
road cars ate super blue (cheap, good high boiling point, comes in two
colours which makes changes a breeze). Otherwise castrol react (srf) which
has a stratospheric boiling point.
Any reason I should consider any other fluids?
On Monday, July 15, 2013, wrote:
> Shows you know what's important!
>
> Jim Armstrong
>
>
> In a message dated 7/15/2013 4:59:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> garywinblad@comcast.net <javascript:;> writes:
>
> Shop manual Section P.
> I'm "only" 62 but had my Tiger and first brake fluid problem in 1971.
> My Tiger was my college car.. well, its still MY car ;-)
> Other cars and wives come and go but still have THAT Tiger..
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rollright@aol.com <javascript:;>
> To: garywinblad@comcast.net <javascript:;>
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net <javascript:;>
> Sent: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:12:53 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Castrol brake fluid
>
>
>
>
>
>
> That's cool Gary. I'm 65, had my Tiger since 1976 and never heard of
> "Amber"
>
>
>
> jim
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/15/2013 3:58:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> garywinblad@comcast.net <javascript:;> writes:
>
>
> It
> sounds like most have forgotten that GT LMA was the new fangled stuff
> that
> we had to use when the original correct Castrol "Amber" fluid was gone..
>
> If this old codger remembers
> correctly...
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message
> ----- From: Rollright@aol.com <javascript:;> To:
> tigers@autox.team.net <javascript:;> Sent: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:21:48
> -0000
> (UTC) Subject: [Tigers] Castrol brake
> fluid Hello, Thank you Kirk for
> getting to the bottom of it. And thanks for
> telling us. Jim Armstrong Mk
> 1A
> 382002083 LRXFE Message:
> 1 Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 13:00:59 -0700 From:
> "Kirk Smith"
> To: Subject:
> Re: [Tigers] Castrol
> brake fluid Message-ID: <000001ce80cc$dc7b60c0$95722240$@net>
> Content-Type:
> text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Jim, Some
> of the online pictures might be old. The new Castrol
> Brake Fluid DOT 4 has a higher boiling point
> than the old Castrol GT LMA, and I think they wanted to
> differentiate it from the old stuff, so they changed the
> name. I ordered the new stuff, and, although
> not in the title, the description on the back of the
> container states it is Low Moisture
> Absorption. So, basically the same, just
> a higher
> boiling point. Kirk B382000503
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