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    What brake fluid do you use?

    Does everyone use ATE Super Blue? Is there anywhere I can acquire this that isn't online? I'm guessing the dealer would have it or oem similar?

    thanks!


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    I have ATE Blue fluid in my car. The dealer will not sell it. They have the BMW DOT4.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeyb74 View Post
    I have ATE Blue fluid in my car. The dealer will not sell it. They have the BMW DOT4.
    This is what I used....but may change.

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    I use the Blue as well.
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    Picked up some dealer oem fluid... only $9 for two bottles!? Unfortunately I didn't have enough foresight to order ATE blue in advance...


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    Just bought some ATE blue from ECS. I know people love it here, so I am excited to try it out. IIRC someone said it stains your brake reservoir blue, is this true? Not a deal breaker, but kind of... sucky (sucky isn't the right word)

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    Quote Originally Posted by ryrules1 View Post
    Just bought some ATE blue from ECS. I know people love it here, so I am excited to try it out. IIRC someone said it stains your brake reservoir blue, is this true? Not a deal breaker, but kind of... sucky (sucky isn't the right word)
    I wouldn't be surprised. It stained the hose on my Motive Extractor.

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    ATE Blue as well.

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    OE BMW DOT4 here.

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    The super blue works really well, but you have to bleed it twice as often as standard fluid. It has a higher affinity for moisture. I'm too lazy to do that, so I just run standard DOT4.
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