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    Brake Fluid Chart

    Someone on the interwebz made a nice chart for Brake fluid.

    http://thebuildjournal.com/tech-guid...parison-guide/

    I really dig it. He also gathered a few information about the brake bias and random alignment/suspension tuning guides.

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    Nice, the castrol react wins with that boiling point. And i thought that blue stuff was the best!
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    RT700 has amazing wet boiling point.

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    Well it's also a matter of cost vs. performance. The ATE stuff seems to have the best value for the amount of fluid you get and its performance. It comes down to how often you change your brake fluid.

    I do mine before every track event, sometimes 3 times per year, so I like to go with ATE. Never had an issue with it boiling.
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    It should also be noted that for cars with our ABS system BMW specifies DOT4LV - Low Viscosity brake fluid. It's about 30% thinner than DOT4 so using regular DOT4 may have a negative effect on ABS and traction control. Particularly those that drive in snow should carefully consider the pros and possible cons.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wsmeyer View Post
    It should also be noted that for cars with our ABS system BMW specifies DOT4LV - Low Viscosity brake fluid. It's about 30% thinner than DOT4 so using regular DOT4 may have a negative effect on ABS and traction control. Particularly those that drive in snow should carefully consider the pros and possible cons.

    I can safely say that all of what you said isn't the case. I use ATE Type 200 year round. No negative effects.
    Snow, daily, track - you name it - my braking system and traction system operate perfectly fine using regular DOT4.
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    That's anecdotal evidence. Curious why you think they specifically call for DOT4LV in our ABS system
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    Quote Originally Posted by wsmeyer View Post
    That's anecdotal evidence. Curious why you think they specifically call for DOT4LV in our ABS system
    Anecdotal? Hardly - the evidence is in the experience. Countless people use non-LV brake fluid with no ill effects to the systems in the car. To say that the experience of so many people isn't evidence isn't reasonable.

    Some things you just don't need testing for, such as being able to claim that E46 window regulators and sedan headlights in some E46 sedans are poorly designed, or that our M54s consume and/or leak oil like it's their job. Experience will tell us these things, and we don't need testing for that. These things are fact, too - it's not like any of these things are contested.

    So, if the experience of many people tells me that LV fluid is not indeed a requirement, I will believe that over what a piece of paper tells me.
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    Observations in uncontrolled tests is about the weakest of evidence.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wsmeyer View Post
    Observations in uncontrolled tests is about the weakest of evidence.
    Okay, keep thinking that.
    I will continue to NOT boil my fluid on track and enjoy every minute of it.

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