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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Brake Fluid question 05/15/09 at 00:56:05 Just changed out the brake fluid, and as I was securing the lid on the resevoir I noticed that stamped on the lid it said "use only DOT #4 fluid"; well I had just exchanged all the fluid and used #3. Is there that much of a difference? I'd hate to have to go out to Wally-world at this hour just to buy brake fluid; but if I gotta, I gotta. Thanks.
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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Re: Brake Fluid question Reply #1 - 05/15/09 at 03:21:59 OK, nevermind. Consulted the Clymer's. It says DOT 3 or 4. Shoulda looked there first. Sorry.
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Savage Eddie Full Member Offline Custom Bob's ROCK! Posts: 204 40 miles west of Chicago Gender:	Re: Brake Fluid question Reply #2 - 05/15/09 at 14:53:15 sorry, late on this post.... Dot 3 has a boiling point around 400 degrees Dot 4 has a higher boiling point, 446 degrees. As the good ol Clymer said, you can use either one. the chemical make up is very similar.
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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Re: Brake Fluid question Reply #3 - 05/15/09 at 23:20:22 Thanks Savage Eddie. I hope the fluid won't get over 400 degrees. Vaporization would not be cool. (No pun intended.) I wonder what the average, normal operating temp of the brake fluid is?
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JohnBoy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 825 Gender:	Re: Brake Fluid question Reply #4 - 05/16/09 at 10:14:11 Edited: I wonder what the average, normal operating temp of the brake fluid is? Going up the mountain, or coming down?
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aliassmith Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 263	Re: Brake Fluid question Reply #5 - 05/16/09 at 10:20:38 OH No! Now the world as we know it is about to end! Aliassmith
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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Re: Brake Fluid question Reply #6 - 05/16/09 at 20:05:18 JohnBoy wrote on 05/16/09 at 10:14:11: Edited: I wonder what the average, normal operating temp of the brake fluid is? Going up the mountain, or coming down?
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