dot 5 brake fluid

jeanbonjeanbon1 wrote: <span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; : rgb248, 248, 252;">I'd like to know why so many of you are using dot 5 silicon brake fluid6 </span><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; : rgb248, 248, 252;">I always used dot 3  back in those days and never had any problem with it but since evtg is new and i 'm on a fresh start i might as well inquire.<div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; : rgb248, 248, 252;">The dot 5 is three times as expensive and as i don't intend to race the  car in any ways I don'think i'll abuse the braking system as it will over heat.<div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; : rgb248, 248, 252;">I jus heard though that it's more stable for long time use so... all opinions welcome

See your original post on brake lines.

Here is a copy...

Longer life, and better heat rating, may help with longer hose life too. If your not into hard driving, DOT3 is just fine. It's like motor oil, you can spend a great deal of money on synthetics, but if you maintain under manufacturer's recommended guidelines, cheaper dino oil can do just as well, if you are just driving around normally. Like why buy track shoes if you just using them for house slippers?

Mods don't like multi topics on the same subject. Though, the only issue is that you added this to your original topic, and added this after the fact. You may remove your question, and leave this, to keep things simple and clean. I have seen a few peeps do what you have time and time, and get lost with figuring out which topic is still valid, when both topics are flip flopping around.

DOT 5 brake fluid will not eat the paint if spilled on it like DOT 3 does.

DOT 5 won't absorb water like DOT 3.

I use DOT5 in my Javelin, mainly because it won't damage the paint. The brake system was completely replaced, so there was no chance of contamination with DOT3.

As already mentioned, DOT3 and DOT5 do not play nice together. If switching from one to the other, you must completely flush the old fluid out of the system.

if such hoses can be cleaned

thanks 304 dude i am talking about interior cleaning cause the hoses were pretty nice outside but i finally think i'll order replacement at Rockauto since to me there is no ways to check the inside of those hoses