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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 02:42 PM
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I will be bleeding my new BBK tonight after install and want to use the best fluids. What is the best? I forget the name - Green Stuff? Redline? ATE Blue? I forget!
Please let me know. Thanks a lot!
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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What is your use? Are you going to be tracking your car?

If you are going to track then you need a DOT4 fluid. I like ATE Superblue. Others like Motul 600.

For street only use a DOT3 fluid is far more appropriate as it is less hydroscopic (water absorbing.) Any decent name brand fluid is more than up to the task for street driving. I like the Valvoline stuff.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:00 PM
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Went around looking for ATE Superblue... Couldnt find it.
I ended up buying Valvoline synthetic? Says it exceeds DOT3 and 4... :???:
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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Yeah, that's the stuff.

The ATE would only be available from a race shop and you would need to flush it out more often (at least anually.) It also runs about 10x the cost of regular DOT3.
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Old Dec 26, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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Changed mine last fall,and used Valvoline DOT 3-4;good enough for street driven vehicule.!!!
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