AHH!! wrong fluids

[Joe_Black]

Get to your local auto parts place or Sears and invest a small amount of $$$ in a MityVac kit. You can do your own brake flush and future bleeding all solo. Plus it's just a plain handy tool to have for all sorts of other things.

[Hotsauce]

Synthetic fluid(DOT 5 silicone) becomes compressable when it gets hot, and in a performance application can cause the pedal to go to the floor when the brakes get hot.

Its great for classic cars and such that rarely get driven, and sit for long times with no engine heat to drive the moisture out of the fluid. Many of the higher boiling point racing fluids absorb moisture much more agressivly than street fluid and have to be bled before every event.

http://www.evilplastic.com/bfluid.htm

I use the Ford Heavy Duty DOT 3 as a street fluid.

John C.

[mbeach]

I use the Valvoline fluid. You can pick it up anywhere.

I used to use Motul RBF 650, very high quality stuff, but I did find that it needed flushing more often.
Before the Motul, I used ATE Super. It comes in two colors -makes flushing very easy. It's a little more street friendly than the racing compounds, like Hotsauce said.

[etlsport]

its been 3 days, and 150 miles since the 'incident' havent had any trouble, did find a small spot of something under the truck in the driveway.. but after checking all my fluids i determineds its probably just condensation mixing with the crud on the driveway.. phew.. stilll getting the brake system flushed later, again, thanks to everyones quick responses!

[SPAZZ]

so he put Transmission fluid(read...the VX takes Tranny Fluid for pwr steering fluid) in the brake reservior????

nice

or...have you been...or did you want him to put wrong fluids in power steering reservoir????

[etlsport]

it was power steering fluid.. both reservoirs were at their low points, but i know that the brake res. can look low for reasons that escape me at the moment so i was only worried about the PSF... anyway i guess he thought the power steering fluid looked more like the brake fluid than the power steering and didnt wanna sound dumb by asking where to pour it... didnt work, he did offer to pay for the brake flush.. poor guy, everyone knows the VX is my baby so theyre deathly afraid of even looking at it wrong

i didnt know i needed ATF instead.. oh well, in my frustration/panic i never filled the psf reservoir... guess thats a good thing

[SPAZZ]

that has been a problem in tha past...putting incorrect fluids in the incorrect component.

Some websites stated to put gear oil in the Tcase...when in fact it takes Tranny fluid.

The same as the power steering fluid in the VX. It takes Tranny fluid as well...not power steering fluid.

But, the brake reservoir takes the brake fluid.