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wertyu78
04-01-2014, 10:16 AM
Hey!

I'm in the middle of my subframe reinforcement and I am trying to source some Superblue to top off the system. I haven't lost much at all, but will need to add a bit.

It's a bummer we can't buy it anymore....


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Avetiso
04-01-2014, 10:18 AM
I have two liters.

Is one liter enough to flush completely?

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derbo
04-01-2014, 10:50 AM
Why dont you juse use ATE Type 200 and make it green :) It has the same properties.

NoVAphotog
04-01-2014, 11:14 AM
Why dont you juse use ATE Type 200 and make it green :) It has the same properties.

Considering Super Blue is illegal now...you kinda have to. It's all I could find to buy recently.

wertyu78
04-01-2014, 11:28 AM
I don't need to bleed the entire system. I've not lost much. Just enough to top it off!


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Vas
04-01-2014, 11:38 AM
Man i should have bought some.

Hermes
04-01-2014, 11:51 AM
My buddy has some, I sent you a message with his number

JupiterBMW
04-01-2014, 11:57 AM
I have a little bit left in my last liter as well, it's yours if you want.


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wertyu78
04-01-2014, 12:13 PM
Thank you everyone! It's a shame that it's become illegal. Great stuff...

I found 3/4 of a liter sitting in a box in my storage unit. Hopefully this is enough. I'll def take you up on the offer Joop, should I need it.

Thanks JP. I'll keep him in mind!

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Hermes
04-01-2014, 12:25 PM
Throw them both out, you don't use opened brake fluid

wertyu78
04-01-2014, 12:27 PM
Throw them both out, you don't use opened brake fluid

It was vacuum sealed before it was stored. I don't think it absorbed much moisture, if any. The things my friends come up with in their spare time.... lol

wertyu78
04-01-2014, 12:31 PM
I may just order some Type 200. The Blue 400 has been in the car for about a year or so and has seen lots of spirited driving. It wouldn't hurt to flush it. From blue to green, why not?

derbo
04-01-2014, 12:45 PM
Yellow is the best :)

brettbimmer
04-01-2014, 12:47 PM
Chaps for what it's worth, trying to ship this would be nearly impossible unless you are hazmat certified. Not trying to rain on anyone's kindness, just saving you a trip to UPS, etc.

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derbo
04-01-2014, 12:55 PM
I don't get the hype on the blue fluid. LOL. It's the same properties as Type200. Besides it being blue, thats all that was loss. Maybe you can throw food color in it ;)

wertyu78
04-01-2014, 01:52 PM
I liked it because it made flushing the system easy. You'd know exactly when you had it completely flushed by switching from green to blue and back to green.


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derbo
04-01-2014, 02:32 PM
It's technically Yellow to Blue right? green is when its still both fluids in there?

I personally just do one full bleeder bottle on each corner. :)

JupiterBMW
04-01-2014, 04:18 PM
Well, mine has been opened... I suppose JP is correct in that it could've absorbed fluid. But, its free if you want it.

And Brett... Yes, understood that.. But, what if you just don't tell?

Pip
04-01-2014, 04:37 PM
Throw them both out, you don't use opened brake fluid

Good to know. I have a bottle sitting around about 1/2 full.

midlandtech
04-01-2014, 04:44 PM
Good to know. I have a bottle sitting around about 1/2 full.

Ditto hadn't thought of that but makes since

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JupiterBMW
04-01-2014, 04:49 PM
Once you open it though, then its opened, and you shouldn't use it....?! How do you use it if its unopened?

:rofl

:biggrin

MiniD
04-01-2014, 04:52 PM
Once you open it though, then its opened, and you shouldn't use it....?! How do you use it if its unopened?

:rofl

:biggrin

:rofl I was thinking the same thing.

I have a brake fluid light on in my E90. What do ya'll recommend? I've never messed with brake fluid before. What are the benefits of the ATE products?

danewilson77
04-01-2014, 04:58 PM
Yous guyz...

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derbo
04-01-2014, 05:00 PM
Well, mine has been opened... I suppose JP is correct in that it could've absorbed fluid. But, its free if you want it.

And Brett... Yes, understood that.. But, what if you just don't tell?


I've shipped Beer cross country. They didnt' ask whats in it, I didnt tell. :)

gmurphy
04-01-2014, 05:00 PM
Once you open it though, then its opened, and you shouldn't use it....?! How do you use it if its unopened?

:rofl

:biggrin

Ha :)


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brettbimmer
04-01-2014, 05:27 PM
Well, mine has been opened... I suppose JP is correct in that it could've absorbed fluid. But, its free if you want it.

And Brett... Yes, understood that.. But, what if you just don't tell?

Not sure buddy. Never tried it. Excellent excuse for a road trip - gotta deliver the open bottle o'blue!

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JupiterBMW
04-01-2014, 05:42 PM
:rofl I was thinking the same thing.

I have a brake fluid light on in my E90. What do ya'll recommend? I've never messed with brake fluid before. What are the benefits of the ATE products?

I don't recommend using it to wax your car... It won't work. :rofl

No seriously, its good to due a flush and bleed every 20K or so on a street/daily driven car. More often if you track... Good fluid is just like good oil... Better fluids perform better... That's about the quickest answer I can come to. I used Valvoline Synthetic on a past car, it worked fine. ATE on the ZHP, to be honest, it works fine too. The reality of it is that you won't notice any difference unless you track, a lot.

M0nk3y
04-01-2014, 05:52 PM
:rofl I was thinking the same thing.

I have a brake fluid light on in my E90. What do ya'll recommend? I've never messed with brake fluid before. What are the benefits of the ATE products?

Benefit with ATE and other racing products is a higher boiling and wet boiling temperature. They can tolerate higher temperatures before boiling over.

WITH that being said, if you're not autocrossing or tracking the car, there is no benefit to ATE or anything else greater than OEM. These products are typically more hygroscopic (ability to absorb water) so you'll end up flushing your system more often.