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Removed Brake calipers and didnt know brake fluid would leak out. Now what do I do?

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Old 03-02-2001, 10:50 PM
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Removed Brake calipers and didnt know brake fluid would leak out. Now what do I do?
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You will put caliper back on and do a bleeding job on your sytem
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Default As long as you are bleeding your brake lines, replace the fluid with a DOT4

I use Castrol LMA in my car, and it is more resistant to boiling (one of the causes of brake fade) than the stock stuff.
I don't know what all the ratins mean, but the Castrol is a DOT4 fluid.

It firms up the brake pedal a little bit, but not nearly as much as ATE Superblue. HOWEVER, the blue stuff messed up my clutch. (They share the same fluid for the hydraulic system.)

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