Can i use car rated Hydraulic fluid on my brakes

[Mongooser]

Can i use car rated Hydraulic brake fluid on my brakes,have a decent.bottle of the stuff hanging around would it work or do i need a special type of hydraulic fluid

 

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[xcd]

No ! No ! No!

You will damage them.

Shimano uses Mineral oil and SRAM uses Dot fluid.

[Pulse]

Can i use car rated Hydraulic brake fluid on my brakes,have a decent.bottle of the stuff hanging around would it work or do i need a special type of hydraulic fluid

 

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Depends on the brand of brakes, and what they recommend.

 

If shimano, then no.

 

Read here (futher down in the link there is info on compatibility): http://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/blog/dot-brake-fluid-vs-mineral-oil/

[Mongooser]

No ! No ! No!

You will damage them.

Shimano uses Mineral oil and SRAM uses Dot fluid.

its dot 4 and 3 bottles,reason i ask is the rubbish they bleed my brakes with overheats and gets spongy to fast,cars fluid is way more heat resistant 

[Mongooser]

Depends on the brand of brakes, and what they recommend.

 

If shimano, then no.

 

Read here (futher down in the link there is info on compatibility): http://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/blog/dot-brake-fluid-vs-mineral-oil/

i have avid elixers

[BMXER]

Old fluid belongs in the trash. Shamano use mineral oil. Others use dot fluid. Read the instructions or you will stuff us the seals.

[Mongooser]

Old fluid belongs in the trash. Shamano use mineral oil. Others use dot fluid. Read the instructions or you will stuff us the seals.

the bottles where bought this morning brand new brake fluid for dot 3 dot 4,i dont plan on doing the bleed myself,and get info from the mechanic

[Pulse]

i have avid elixers

Avids run Dot fluid, not mineral oil like shimano. Dot 3 and 4 can be mixed.

 

Read the link posted before.

 

Just don't get the stuff on paint and brake pads.

[Mongooser]

Avids run Dot fluid, not mineral oil like shimano. Dot 3 and 4 can be mixed.

 

Read the link posted before.

 

Just don't get the stuff on paint and brake pads.

so would the cars dot 4 and 3 not overheat as much as the cheap nonsense in my brakes?

[Bomberman]

so would the cars dot 4 and 3 not overheat as much as the cheap nonsense in my brakes?

Hey dude, I bleed my own brakes. I use car dot 4 or 5 and so far no problems. I would recommend going to bigger discs as this would help with the over heating. what size do you have?

[Mongooser]

Hey dude, I bleed my own brakes. I use car dot 4 or 5 and so far no problems. I would recommend going to bigger discs as this would help with the over heating. what size do you have?

185mm on back and 160mm up front,my bombers cant take a more than a 180mm i did run a 203mm on the other bike but had the same problem

[Meentb]

Swop the 185mm to the front and the 160 on the back

[BaGearA]

If you are running shimano brakes you can also use Castrol LHM+ mineral oil 

 

If you are running sram stick to the correct dot fluid.

[Pulse]

so would the cars dot 4 and 3 not overheat as much as the cheap nonsense in my brakes?

The larger the Dot number, the higher the temperature rating.

 

As the fluid gets old, it absorbs water, decreasing the temp rating significantly - I would guess that's your problem.

 

Flush the brakes while its being bled, and use the higher Dot rating.

[Mongooser]

Swop the 185mm to the front and the 160 on the back

dont have long enough bolts

[Wolf Lyle]

185mm on back and 160mm up front,my bombers cant take a more than a 180mm i did run a 203mm on the other bike but had the same problem

It's frighting how some ppls bikes are set up !! Bigger rotor needs to be up front ! Just use the correct fluid in your brakes !! If you running shimano use shimano fluid ! These things stop you , do you really want them failing because you cheaped out ?