Does anyone know where I can get good dot 4 brake fluid? Anywhere in kitchener would be best. Is anyone on here using dot 3 fluid on the track? I had an issue with boiling brake fluid before so swaped out for the dot 4. But it could have been shitty dot 3 I was using.

 

volvo use dot 4 as stock brake fluid. u can get some at a volvo dealer.

 

maybe just get motul 5.1 (fairly priced...well it 'should' be), not as hardcore/pricey as rbf600, great fluid for daily driving, lasts long, can even be lightly tracked/autocrossed if need be (but limited). mixes with nonsilicone dot3/4/5.1 also. (dont mix with silicone dot 5 or mineral base flduis)

 

If you're going to track it....dont skimp.... Motul rbf 600, or ATE Blue/Gold

the ATE stuff is slightly cheaper at 20bux per bottle as opposed to 30bux with a lil lower boiling point.

 

Where do you guys get the ATE fluid from? I thought any 5.1 fluid absorbs more water than 4, and 4 more than 3?

 

You can get ATE fluid from http://www.autopartsway.ca

or http://www.precisiontuning.ca/

don't know if the later ships or not.

 

It does, but if you're tracking your car you'll likely bleed here and there and therefore changing fluid before it absorbs water.

Even if you don't track your car you'll still get 2-3 years out of it before it absorbs water. (If you're not tracking your car you should be using cheap stuff anyways)

 

I'm gonna look into the motul 5.1. I usually do a quick brake bleed the night before track day. I just want to find something locally so it's not a pain to get.

 

well if you're tracking often and are hard on your brakes, then go rbf600. i switched to rbf600 as i got quicker and went more often and it makes a huge difference. i used the 5.1 before and it did ok...guess you can see how it suits you, then switch if need be. ate is decent, amsoil also makes a good brake fluid now too.

 

amsoils what i used before... its good... but needed it sooner. i picked up the motul 5.1 today.. well see how it goes.