Hi all

 

just got my 3g front discs and pads - they will be fitted next week at service time :hyper:

 

So what brake fluid do you recommend for the ZX?

 

Richard :)

I'd stay clear of Dot 5. I think it's silicon based so the whole system needs to be flushed out. And it needs to be changed very often ( I have a mate who uses it in a race motorbike and he changes it ever race).

Get a decent Dot 4, try Castrol Racing if you want a high boiling point.

I could be wrong. I'm no expert.

Hi all

 

just got my 3g front discs and pads - they will be fitted next week at service time :hyper:

 

So what brake fluid do you recommend for the ZX?

 

Richard :)

 

 

Ask Ay3388. He has some very expensive Castrol brake fluid going for a good price. Its racing spec stuff.

Either DOT 4 or DOT 5.1 as Craig says - dont use DOT 5, its silicone based and not compatible with our system. DOT 4 is probly plenty if you change it once a year to keep it fresh from water.

I use Castrol Response Super DOT 4

 

It's synthetic and compatible with DOT 3, 4 and 5.1

 

And only about £9 per litre from Halfords

 

http://amtulld001.bp.com/bpglis/lubtds.nsf/e1cd48f22cd02c6280256dff00509ca4/86e3aa72883021cb80256c4e005b8143

Cheers guys :)

 

Richard

Castrol SRF is the stuff AY' was doing IIRC.

It's very very good.

 

Needs changing every 18 months though.

while where on the subject how do you bleed a zed, is it in the normal manner or do you have to bleed the whole abs system aswell, just asking because i want to flush the old out and put some new in, after all its been in there for 10 years!

 

cheers

 

Jim

it's in the manual.

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/tech/manual/manual/br/005.gif

I didn't change the brake fluid in my 200sx S13 for about 6 years.

I got brake fade following a new shape BMW 750 on the motorway, braking down quick from high speeds.

Very nasty! They literally stopped working when I hit 'em about the fifth time.

Most decent garages have a thing which enables them to flush the whole system through from the reservior pretty cheaply.