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Old 11-26-2009, 02:33 PM
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DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
Is it good to use or no?

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This is the stuff I have in my bike right now. I was told that I should just use regular Dot 4.

It has a Min. boiling point of 550 F

Doesn't absorb water, and doesn't harm paint.
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
No good to use unless your system calls for DOT 5. It eats through your seals. Use Motul RBF 600. Has a 592 degree boiling point and is DOT 4
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
Silicone will clog your lines and calipers. Do not
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
****, thanks guys I will change it asap! I have had it in the bike for like a month but have only rode twice in that month.. Think everything will be alright?
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
Not sure, you may have to pull everything apart and clean it and relplace the seals.
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
That sucks, I have it in my fb, and hb. and my hb is a new magura and 4 piston!

Thanks for the help guys!


Luckily I didn't put it in my front brakes yet!
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
the magura is probably designed to accept it but every thing else isnt ..

you could probably call their tech line just to make sure...
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
Originally Posted by old man roger
the magura is probably designed to accept it but every thing else isnt ..

you could probably call their tech line just to make sure...
my buddy had to send a magura back to hohey after using dot 5
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
Haha that sucks alot, hopefully that magura is good.
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
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my buddy had to send a magura back to hohey after using dot 5
How long did he use it for??
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
I'd swap in dot 4 and purge the lines real good and try it out, if you have problems with the brakes dragging or not disengaging, then replace the seals.
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
The dot 5 will eta all your seas out of your handbrake so you will prob have to get a rebilled kit for that handbrake sorry man that stuff is bad very bad you need the RBF motoil 600 or something like that Im to lazy to go look at the bottle. But thats what all the pros use.
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
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I'd swap in dot 4 and purge the lines real good and try it out, if you have problems with the brakes dragging or not disengaging, then replace the seals.

Yeah that's what I am going to do, hopefully everything is alright!

Thanks everyone.
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
Worst i have ever used.Its crap
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
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Worst i have ever used.Its crap

How long did you use it for? and did it wreck anything?
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
next time post thread first,THEN do your brakes...hahaha
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
Originally Posted by loogie
next time post thread first,THEN do your brakes...hahaha

I guess huh!?
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
DOT 5 Silicon brake fluid sucks.
Get DOT 5.1, it has a higher boiling point and is mixable with DOT 4.
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i thought 5.1 had silicone in it too
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Re: DOT 5 silicone brake fluid?
Originally Posted by old man roger
i thought 5.1 had silicone in it too
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