Brake Fluid Comparison
Approx
Approx
BP After
BP After
Fluid
Dry BP
Wet BP
3 Months
6 Months
US$/oz.
US$/oz/°F > DOT4
Dry
Wet
Castrol SRF
590
518
572
554
2.076
0.0144
0.0100
NEO Super DOT
585
421
544
503
0.983
0.0071
0.0089
Motul Racing 600
585
421
544
503
0.712
0.0051
0.0065
Wilwood Hi-Temp 570
570
284
499
427
0.496
0.0040
-0.0184
AFCO Racing (570 Gold)
570
0.500
0.0040
AP600
572
378
524
475
1.062
0.0084
0.0159
Ford Heavy Duty DOT3
550
290
485
420
Performance Friction Z-Rated
550
284
484
417
0.492
0.0047
-0.0182
ATE Type 200 / ATE Super Blue
536
392
500
464
0.295
0.0033
0.0036
AP550
531
261
464
396
0.648
0.0076
-0.0130
Valvoline High Perf. Synthetic
513
333
468
423
Motul DOT 5.1
509
365
473
437
0.675
0.0107
0.0125
ATE SL
500+
DOT 5 Spec
500
346
462
423
Castrol LMA
450
311
415
381
0.219
0.0547
DOT 4 Spec
446
311
412
379
DOT 3 Spec
401
284
372
343
Comments:
I found all this on the web and nothing is guaranteed to be correct.
Wet boiling point is measured at 3.5% moisture, typical for one-year-old fluid.
AP600 is not compatibile with any other fluid.
Ford HD DOT3 is cheap and good for racing but has a low wet boiling point.
ATE Type 200/Super Blue is recommended by BMW.
ATE SL is OE on many European performance cars.
Martel Bros. offers a 5% discount if you mention their web site when ordering.
URL's for the above fluids plus other good info
http://www.neosyntheticoil.com/bkfluid.htm
http://www.martelbros.com/wilwood/59.htm
http://www.afcoracing.com/products/getproduct.cfm?CategoryID=3&ClassID=28&SubclassID=93&ProductID=1868
http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/bkfld.htm
http://www.easystreet.com/~porsche/2c.html
http://www.muller.net/karting/docs/technical/brfluid.html
http://www.diac.com/~cguy1/bmw/text/FAQ/FAQ.13.html
http://www.c-edge.com/shotimes/SHO3brakefluid.html
http://www.panteracars.com/motul.html
<<Very informative
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