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avid dot fluid-formula brakes
« on: July 05, 2008, 18:40:26 PM »
righto before i do this i thought id check,

the dot fluid that came in the avid bleed kit, is it safe to use in my formula k18's? i assume dot fluid is dot fluid...
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Re: avid dot fluid-formula brakes
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2008, 19:14:36 PM »
Formula brakes use DOT4 brake fluid
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Re: avid dot fluid-formula brakes
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2008, 19:25:57 PM »
yer so do avids, its just the bottle of fluid that comes with the avid kit says "use with juicy brakes ONLY!"

if not ill just pop to halfords tomorrow
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Re: avid dot fluid-formula brakes
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2008, 19:29:18 PM »
Says DOT4 on the instructions, but ive always been told that running Dot5.1 over the top is absoloutly fine - hmm

Bleeding instructions here

http://www.formula-brake.it/PDF/spurgo/SPURGO_ING.pdf

edit: Just checked other forums - DOT5.1 is fine to use - best to flush as much DOT4 out as possible, but won't make a huge amount of difference.
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Re: avid dot fluid-formula brakes
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2008, 22:04:27 PM »
DOT4 and DOT5.1 are pretty much always interchangeable, but not DOT5. Stupid naming system really. The AVID stuff will be fine, it says use with juicys only so people dont fill there shimano brakes with it or something like that.

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Re: avid dot fluid-formula brakes
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2008, 23:08:27 PM »
dot 3, 4, and 5.1 are one type of fluid, the common car type.

DONT use dot 5.
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