Clutch Fluid - is ATE SB ok?
03-29-2011, 12:35 PM
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Clutch Fluid - is ATE SB ok?
Within the next few weeks I will be doing some general maintenance on my s2000, majority being changing all of the fluids since the car has been sitting for several years. I ordered some ATE Super Blue for the brakes, and I was wondering since ATE SB is a dot4 fluid, is it safe to use for the clutch as well? I am swapping from an ap2 slave cylinder to an ap1, and I figured while the slave cylinder is removed, I would flush out the old fluid and change it.
03-29-2011, 12:40 PM
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03-30-2011, 12:20 AM
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good stuff but you will not need the extra temperature rating as you would if you use in for your brake.
dot4 also absorb water in the air faster than dot3 fluid, might or might not matter enough to open/buy a new dot3 tho'
dot4 also absorb water in the air faster than dot3 fluid, might or might not matter enough to open/buy a new dot3 tho'
03-30-2011, 02:32 AM
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Within the next few weeks I will be doing some general maintenance on my s2000, majority being changing all of the fluids since the car has been sitting for several years. I ordered some ATE Super Blue for the brakes, and I was wondering since ATE SB is a dot4 fluid, is it safe to use for the clutch as well? I am swapping from an ap2 slave cylinder to an ap1, and I figured while the slave cylinder is removed, I would flush out the old fluid and change it.
03-30-2011, 03:39 AM
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NFRs2000NYC Posted Today, 11:32 AM
Well.... 
ATE also makes SL.6, a thin DOT 4 brake fluid.
It made my ABS act/react quicker, the pulsating feeling in the pedal is quicker now.
(we had more snow than usual this winter so lots of opportunity to use ABS)
Newer S2k's with VSA will benefit too, maybe more because that system will react quicker.
Thinner fluid helps too in the clutch hydraulics, made the pedal easier to push and it does not lag at all letting it come back up (a smooth push rod and grease is essential as well)
I have to add that I have an ACT clutch, so every little bit to make it easier to use is good.
OEM pedal force but ACT clamping force.
ATE Super Racing Blue is good stuff, but to be honest I would not use it again, because:
1 - there are better fluids available for "racing" with higher dry & wet boiling points, like Motul RBF 660.
2 - there are thinner fluids available for daily use (as mentioned above)
It's more than ok. It's the best you can get.
ATE also makes SL.6, a thin DOT 4 brake fluid.
It made my ABS act/react quicker, the pulsating feeling in the pedal is quicker now.
(we had more snow than usual this winter so lots of opportunity to use ABS)
Newer S2k's with VSA will benefit too, maybe more because that system will react quicker.
Thinner fluid helps too in the clutch hydraulics, made the pedal easier to push and it does not lag at all letting it come back up (a smooth push rod and grease is essential as well)
I have to add that I have an ACT clutch, so every little bit to make it easier to use is good.
OEM pedal force but ACT clamping force.
ATE Super Racing Blue is good stuff, but to be honest I would not use it again, because:
1 - there are better fluids available for "racing" with higher dry & wet boiling points, like Motul RBF 660.
2 - there are thinner fluids available for daily use (as mentioned above)
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03-31-2011, 07:05 AM
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NFRs2000NYC Posted Today, 11:32 AM
Well....
ATE also makes SL.6, a thin DOT 4 brake fluid.
It made my ABS act/react quicker, the pulsating feeling in the pedal is quicker now.
(we had more snow than usual this winter so lots of opportunity to use ABS)
Newer S2k's with VSA will benefit too, maybe more because that system will react quicker.
Thinner fluid helps too in the clutch hydraulics, made the pedal easier to push and it does not lag at all letting it come back up (a smooth push rod and grease is essential as well)
I have to add that I have an ACT clutch, so every little bit to make it easier to use is good.
OEM pedal force but ACT clamping force.
ATE Super Racing Blue is good stuff, but to be honest I would not use it again, because:
1 - there are better fluids available for "racing" with higher dry & wet boiling points, like Motul RBF 660.
2 - there are thinner fluids available for daily use (as mentioned above)
It's more than ok. It's the best you can get.
ATE also makes SL.6, a thin DOT 4 brake fluid.
It made my ABS act/react quicker, the pulsating feeling in the pedal is quicker now.
(we had more snow than usual this winter so lots of opportunity to use ABS)
Newer S2k's with VSA will benefit too, maybe more because that system will react quicker.
Thinner fluid helps too in the clutch hydraulics, made the pedal easier to push and it does not lag at all letting it come back up (a smooth push rod and grease is essential as well)
I have to add that I have an ACT clutch, so every little bit to make it easier to use is good.
OEM pedal force but ACT clamping force.
ATE Super Racing Blue is good stuff, but to be honest I would not use it again, because:
1 - there are better fluids available for "racing" with higher dry & wet boiling points, like Motul RBF 660.
2 - there are thinner fluids available for daily use (as mentioned above)
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NFRs2000NYC Posted Today, 11:32 AM
Well....
ATE also makes SL.6, a thin DOT 4 brake fluid.
It made my ABS act/react quicker, the pulsating feeling in the pedal is quicker now.
(we had more snow than usual this winter so lots of opportunity to use ABS)
Newer S2k's with VSA will benefit too, maybe more because that system will react quicker.
Thinner fluid helps too in the clutch hydraulics, made the pedal easier to push and it does not lag at all letting it come back up (a smooth push rod and grease is essential as well)
I have to add that I have an ACT clutch, so every little bit to make it easier to use is good.
OEM pedal force but ACT clamping force.
ATE Super Racing Blue is good stuff, but to be honest I would not use it again, because:
1 - there are better fluids available for "racing" with higher dry & wet boiling points, like Motul RBF 660.
2 - there are thinner fluids available for daily use (as mentioned above)
It's more than ok. It's the best you can get.
ATE also makes SL.6, a thin DOT 4 brake fluid.
It made my ABS act/react quicker, the pulsating feeling in the pedal is quicker now.
(we had more snow than usual this winter so lots of opportunity to use ABS)
Newer S2k's with VSA will benefit too, maybe more because that system will react quicker.
Thinner fluid helps too in the clutch hydraulics, made the pedal easier to push and it does not lag at all letting it come back up (a smooth push rod and grease is essential as well)
I have to add that I have an ACT clutch, so every little bit to make it easier to use is good.
OEM pedal force but ACT clamping force.
ATE Super Racing Blue is good stuff, but to be honest I would not use it again, because:
1 - there are better fluids available for "racing" with higher dry & wet boiling points, like Motul RBF 660.
2 - there are thinner fluids available for daily use (as mentioned above)