Brake fluid

I am sure mine cost less than £48 at an indy.

I think ti was £39.


And that was for whatever the indy stuck in, which is probbably regular stuff.
 
boxman2000 said:
I do track days a lot and personally would suggest Motul RBF600 from opieoils.co.uk

Issue with SRF is you need to get it to a reasonable temperature before you get a good bite - RBF doesn't need that. From cold mine are excellent, when warmed up they're something else!

Also would highly recommend you get something like Goodrich braided brake lines all round!

If you want to go the whole hog I couldn't recomend Carbotech XP8's more. Much better than Green/Yellow/Red Stuff etc

Have this setup on my Evo 9 and never had any issues
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i think anything like that is a tad overkill on a normal everyday car used for normal everyday things.

fox, junk the brakes and just get an anchor
 
boxman2000 said:
I do track days a lot and personally would suggest Motul RBF600 from opieoils.co.uk

Issue with SRF is you need to get it to a reasonable temperature before you get a good bite - RBF doesn't need that. From cold mine are excellent, when warmed up they're something else!
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You what?

SRF works fine from cold. Why would it need warming up, it is an incompressible fluid.

I think the fact F1 cars use it suggests how good it is. As said it's expensive though
 
It is an hours job at most.

A decent mechanic could do it in 1/2 hour, i wouldn't bother to go to any specialist, ask some mates for a decent indy that charges £40 an hour and you will have it changed with the best super dooper fluid for £50.

Have you thought about s/s lines while they are doing it as bleeding the brakes is half the job.
 
Not that it necessarily means anything, but fairly obviously a liquid will expand when hot. So if SRF happens to expand a fair bit, the correct levels might be set when it's hot - certainly with F1 cars, they keep almost everything hot so they work properly off the line. So supposing SRF level is set hot due to it being performance brake fluid or whatever, it might not work so well while cold due to essentially low pressure in the braking system..

Was any of that not me talking out of my bum? :p
 
Firestar_3x said:
Yea i ran Halfords 5.1 in the 5 and currenly run it in the Passat and its fine, i'm sure i read its more hydroscopic than Dot 4 someplace, need to hit google and find out :p
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5.1 is less hydroscopic than 4 and super 4. Super 4 has the same dry temperature capability as 5.1 but degrades quicker.
 
miniyazz said:
Not that it necessarily means anything, but fairly obviously a liquid will expand when hot. So if SRF happens to expand a fair bit, the correct levels might be set when it's hot - certainly with F1 cars, they keep almost everything hot so they work properly off the line. So supposing SRF level is set hot due to it being performance brake fluid or whatever, it might not work so well while cold due to essentially low pressure in the braking system..

Was any of that not me talking out of my bum? :p
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Surely that theory would apply to any brake fluid then?

I can assure you that based on experience, SRF is just like any other brake fluid at normal operating conditions. It just has a massively high boiling point even when it is 'wet'. This means that it is very unlikely that the brake fluid will be the weak point of the braking system.

I use it in my S2000.
 
My dad is a mechanic, he said he would charge about £25 for brake fluid change.

£5 for the fluid
£20 for 30 mins labour.

I think he is too cheap.
 
So do i, £40/hour is not a viable labour rate, i would never expect a mechanic to charge that little.
 
Jez said:
So do i, £40/hour is not a viable labour rate, i would never expect a mechanic to charge that little.
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thats the going rate for decent indie's here, always do a far better job than the £100+/hour places too
 
If you go to back street taxi garages you can get labour for £20 p/h.

The Mechanic i use for my 5 is one of the best and only charges £50 p/h.
 
Toker said:
thats the going rate for decent indie's here, always do a far better job than the £100+/hour places too
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Indeed, I pay £40+VAT per hour at a very decent and experienced BMW indy.

Places like Hi-Q Charge around £30/hour.

It's perfectly viable if you dont have giant premeses with receptionists etc etc.
 
consider as well, youve not only got to get your hands dirty doing it, you need to learn as you go and buy tools.

if i wasnt a raging car geek, id rather just get a garage to do it, as long as you can be sure its done right with decent spec stuff
 
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