DOT5 Brake Fluid

[jonathanrussell]

FYI, the NAPA brand DOT 5 fluid I use is purple also.

[Careless]

On 7/1/2016 at 4:14 PM, jonathanrussell said:

FYI, the NAPA brand DOT 5 fluid I use is purple also.

seems like it's all purple as far as I'm seeing. hmmmmmm. wondering if there are varying shades that will not discolor the plastic as much. i mean- it WOULD be a bonus if it was closer to clear in colour, but that's just a bonus.

my main concern is paint stripping capability. lol. gonna be buying fluids next week. i think this is about the only fluid I've not researched extensively because I've never used DOT5 specifically. SuperBlu and Tip200 was always all I needed!

[Zed Head]

Probably hard to find a non-purple DOT 5.  It's purple so that some well-meaning mechanic doesn't cause a huge problem by topping off with a non-DOT 5 fluid.  Compatibility.

[Careless]

On 7/8/2016 at 0:53 PM, Zed Head said:

Probably hard to find a non-purple DOT 5.  It's purple so that some well-meaning mechanic doesn't cause a huge problem by topping off with a non-DOT 5 fluid.  Compatibility.

Yeah that's what I'm seeing now too. Which is odd, because Canadian Law has banned specifically the ATE SuperBlu because they don't want people to mistake it for something else.

You could pour either one of those fluids in a glass pitcher and plug my nose and I'd never know they weren't kool-aid before the taste test, so I don't know why SuperBlu is scrutinized so much and Typ200 and DOT5 fluids get a free pass.

Edited July 9, 2016 by Careless

[Zed Head]

Might just be toxicity.  Silicone fluids are generally non-toxic.