mineral oil for SLX brakes?

[Mongooser]

Hi Hubbers.

 

I need to bleed my SLX m7000 brakes.

Can I use pharmaceutical grade mineral oil?

or do i have to buy Shimano Fluid, i cant seem find much difference between the stuff asides from colors

must i buy something from a car dealer,

I saw they sell mineral oil used in power steering or something

 

The brakes are brand new and i dont want to put some cheap junk in by accident.

 

 

 

 

[MrJacques]

You can use the Castrol LHM+ mineral oil from Midas

[PeterF]

Rather go around to Evobikes and get some Shimano mineral oil

 

https://www.evobikes.co.za/shimano-mineral-oil-1000ml.html

[MrJacques]

Old thread on the subject: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/144774-hydraulic-brakes-mineral-oil/

[Kalahari Vegmot]

Rather go around to Evobikes and get some Shimano mineral oil

 

https://www.evobikes.co.za/shimano-mineral-oil-1000ml.html

Why won't automotive stuff work?

[fanievb]

+1 for Castrol LHM+

been using it for 4 years with no issues

[Mongooser]

will it be fine to run the brakes for 1 week on the pharma stuff?  Not going to be able to get anything next week. and there's no time to take it to  a bike shop.

[PeterF]

Why won't automotive stuff work?

I didn't say it won't work, but for warranty purposes I would recomend using Shimano Oil.

[Kalahari Vegmot]

I didn't say it won't work, but for warranty purposes I would recomend using Shimano Oil.

Oh...

[MrJacques]

will it be fine to run the brakes for 1 week on the pharma stuff?  Not going to be able to get anything next week. and there's no time to take it to  a bike shop.

 

From the older thread it seems like it might be too thick and not work as expected. But it won't ruin it like putting in dot 4 would.

[TNOSE_E]

been using 10WT fork oil for years on my XT's

[nick_the_wheelbuilder]

I have a set of brakes on a seldom-ridden bike, and they're filled with sunflower oil - no jokes - it was an emergency and I planned on replacing the oil with normal Shimano stuff as soon as I could get it, but they've not stopped working. It's been a year now.....

[MrJacques]

I have a set of brakes on a seldom-ridden bike, and they're filled with sunflower oil - no jokes - it was an emergency and I planned on replacing the oil with normal Shimano stuff as soon as I could get it, but they've not stopped working. It's been a year now.....

 

Gives new definition to cooking your brakes

[steveO:K]

Just get the shimano mineral oil. The small bottle is cheap enough and every bike shop will have. Alternatively ask them to put some in a tub and syringe it in yourself.

 

Why take a risk with a product you may struggle to flush out later.