How much Dot4 brake fluid do I need

[ricosuave]

to do a complete bleed, drain and refill of the brake and clutch cylinders on a Mk4?

Thanks!

[RONDAL]

Re: How much Dot4 brake fluid do I need

1 bottle will be enough.

go to C1 and get the ATE or whatever it is Blue Race Fluid. its the stuff you will want to run.

stay away from the Canadian tire crap.

Its like $30 a bottle

[RONDAL]

Re: How much Dot4 brake fluid do I need

btw. go to my build thread and look in the recent photos. I showed how to make a ghetto brake bleeder that works really well. swing by canadian tire and grab 1' or so of standard vaccum tubing. It squeezes into the top of the bottle perfectly and will slide onto the nipples

[ricosuave]

Re: How much Dot4 brake fluid do I need

OK thanks for that, but how big is a bottle? im also looking at the amsoil dot 4 synthetic...

[RONDAL]

Re: How much Dot4 brake fluid do I need

bottle is a little more than a litre i believe.

[Khyron]

Re: How much Dot4 brake fluid do I need

2) Brake Fluid Spec

-- DOT4 (Typically labeled DOT3 and DOT4)
-- DOT4 meets both DOT3 and DOT4
-- Do NOT use DOT5 (silicone based)

2.1) What type of brake fluid?

-- OEM Fluid
-- Motul
-- ATE
-- Valvoline Synthetic
-- Castrol LMA

---- Do NOT use Super Blue Brake fluid on a manual transmission. The clutch pulls fluid from the same resevoir and on VW/Audi Clutches. The clutch master cylinder will start squeaking in several months.

2.2) Volume of Brake Fluid

-- 1/4 quart at minimum, 2 quarts to be safe on a full flush

I don't see why you'd spend extra money on brake fluid, but that's just me. If it passes spec, it passes spec.

[RONDAL]

Re: How much Dot4 brake fluid do I need

you spend extra money on higher end brake fluid that has a higher boiling point so if you are driving your car hard, either on the track or street, you dont wind up with a soft and spoungey pedal.

i've never heard of anyone having issues with the ATE blue brake fluid?

[RONDAL]

Re: How much Dot4 brake fluid do I need

the brake bleed catchcan i was talking about. Works perfectly.