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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: big mel on 20 September 2012, 16:07:49

Title: brake fluid
Post by: big mel on 20 September 2012, 16:07:49

Hi all. has it got to gm brake fluid for my mig or is there a good alternative? i'm planing to change mine, I believe 1ltr will do the job. tia mel.

Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: dbug on 20 September 2012, 20:47:32

Any brake fluid to the GM specification ok  :y

Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: Webby the Bear on 20 September 2012, 20:54:04

dot 4 mate. Not sure if brake fluid is on tc or not. I'd personally buy more than one litre just in case

Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: aaronjb on 20 September 2012, 20:58:21

DOT 4 or DOT 5.1 (not DOT 5!) - Motul RBF600 is good stuff, just depends how much you want to spend on it really..

Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: dbug on 20 September 2012, 21:02:13

Quote from: aaronjb on 20 September 2012, 20:58:21

DOT 4 or DOT 5.1 (not DOT 5!) - Motul RBF600 is good stuff, just depends how much you want to spend on it really..

Yep DOT5 is synthetic Silicone Brake Fluid - not compatible with the rubber seals in Omegas

Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: Webby the Bear on 20 September 2012, 21:30:16

and make sure you keep an eye on the level as yo  do it. You dont want to run the master cylinder dry :-)

Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: big mel on 21 September 2012, 16:13:36

Thanks for the info everyone. mel.

Title: Re: brake fluid
Post by: TheBoy on 22 September 2012, 09:40:38

Any DOT4 is suitable for the Omega. If you use it for track days, or really hammer it hard, DOT5.1 may be beneficial, though is expensive normally.

Personally I buy a couple of the smallest 250ml ones on TC, rather than a larger one, as once its opened, its pretty much junk.