[TR] Dot 5 brake fluid

[Notakitcar]

Must be the same guys that when I asked for 3’ for ¼” fuel line needed to know what model/year car it was for.

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From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of auprichard uprichard.net
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2023 3:49 PM
To: Philip Ethier <pethier7 at gmail.com>; Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net; Joel Justin <j_bar_j at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] Dot 5 brake fluid

 

I recently went into TWO auto parts stores looking for DOT 5.  In both cases the guy pointed me to the 5.1.  When I explained they were different, both guys (remember, this is two different shops) argued that 5.1 was the same as 5.0.

 

I guess the confusion is widespread.

 

From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> > On Behalf Of Philip Ethier
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2023 4:09 PM
To: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com <mailto:don.hiscock at gmail.com> >
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> ; Joel Justin <j_bar_j at hotmail.com <mailto:j_bar_j at hotmail.com> >
Subject: Re: [TR] Dot 5 brake fluid

 

 

 

On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 3:32 PM Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com <mailto:don.hiscock at gmail.com> > wrote:

The nomenclature around DOT5 (silicone) and DOT5.1 (glycol) never made any sense to me...

 

The stupidest decision imaginable.  Why not DOT6? Or DOT4.1? Just ridiculous. 

 

  

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