anthonys2k

i was gonna put new pads on my car and gonna get the brake fluid flushed while i'm at it...i was thinking the feroda 5.1..im not sure though cuz its full synthetic..and i dont know if the S needs a mineral based one or ?..also how much do i need to buy? would one bottle of the motul or feroda do the job or do i need two or three?

iam7head

check the dot number and boiling point, for example both valvoline syn power and ford syn fluid are dot 4 but valvoline have a higher boiling point.

only use dot 3 or dot 4 unit, dot5 are totally water proof, which was use in hydralic brake for boat trailer that see saltwater alot.

if you pour dot 5 fluid in your system it will kill the abs unit.

ATE blue/gold are very good, slightly higher than valvoline synpower, too bad you have to order it, i been running track time with synpower, it works great. no problem.

make sure you flush your fluid often if you running dot4, they absorb water much faster than dot3 fluid

Ravenwerk

ATE is premo quality and being able to get it in blue and gold takes all the guessing out of a complete flush.

Silver9k

Motul and feroda are both great fluids. Personally however I can't justify spending the extra money.

I use ATE Blue/Gold...for the cost of ATE, I can change my fluid twice as often as if I was using Motul. And in that aspect (if I wanted to do that) the ATE would perform better then the Motul overall as it would be a fresher fluid.

Also, myself and many others run ATE at the track...never boils...and if it does you are probably doing something wrong (unless you are at a track with huge amounts of braking and no cool down.

2QYK4U

This is the first time I've heard somebody not recommend DOT 5 brake fluid, and on top of that state that it is bad for ABS. Most autocrossers I know use DOT 5 brake fluid, love it and haven't had any problems.

SpitfireS

Dot 5 brake/clutch fluid is NOT compatible with the S2000.
Check your manual.
You can use Dot 3, 4 and 5.1 (notice the .1)

2QYK4U

Here's a good write-up:

http://www.xs11.com/tips/maintenance/maint1.shtml

SpitfireS

Here's another good write-up.

http://www.britcycle.com/Manuals/DOT5.htm

anthonys2k

so yall have me a bit sold on the ATE blue/gold...but whats the difference of the blue/gold...i saw the color option at the go fast lab website...thanks btw for all the input

AEsco48

Best is Castrol SRF....but its very expensive, but it has a much higher wet boiling point and does not absorb water as much as other.....then the 2nd best is Motul 600