[DeTomaso] Brake Fluid for ItBWild

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No, synthetic and silicone are not the same.? I'm sure silicone fluid is made synthetically, but they are not the same thing.? Synthetic just means it's made in a lab somewhere and is not found in nature.


Silicone fluid cannot be mixed with regular fluid because the seals will soften and leak. Silicone fluid itself will not make seals leak but is spongy by its very nature, so the pedal ends up being soft.


No, Mobil 1 oil is not silicone.

Jim






-----Original Message-----
From: Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
To: Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>; Doug1 <doug1 at gtcinternet.com>; JDeRyke at aol.com
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:20 pm
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake Fluid for ItBWild






Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:    Doug, Jack, Jim, all that 
replied
   
  Thanks for all the feedback.....Is the Castrol Synthetic a 'silicone'? 
   
  I heard back from one person who immediately had problems with a silicone 
based brake fluid they used in their Pantera which ran past or potentially 
damaged seals. 
   
  I just want to make sure we are not comparing apples to oranges in comparing 
Castrol synthetic brake fluid with Synthetic........or does synthetic = 
silicone?
   
  I am at work so I'll check the label tonight or in the morning before we start 
on brakes but I definately don't want to use any brake fluid (even free donated 
fluid!) that has silicone product if the feedback I got is correct. And frankly 
I don't need to worry about fluid temps.
   
  And finally are other synthetic oils  like Mobil One a silicone base? 
  Just curious
   
  Dawg

Doug1 <doug1 at gtcinternet.com> wrote:
  MD,

The last time I researched this about 3 years ago, Valvoline Synpower was
the best overall choice for price vs high-temp performance as well as
compatibility in all types of brake systems. I've used it in all my cars
and it definitely is more fade resistant than the Castrol LMA I used to use.
It's also available almost everywhere.

Doug Braun

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[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:14 PM
To: teampantera at yahoo.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake Fluid for ItBWild


In a message dated 2/28/08 9:09:49 PM, teampantera at yahoo.com writes:

> Looking for feedback (good or bad) on using high temp synthetic brake
fluid
> in the Pantera.
>
Why spend extra money on brakes? All they do is slow you down!
On synthetics: if you're talking of silicones, no one has any business
running that stuff in a high performance car anywhere. Its dangerous! I
won't run it
in my clutch, let alone in the brakes. If you're talking about Motul 660
mineral fluid, or something of that type, its fine... but IMHO unless you're
track racing for money, you'll never notice the difference between Motul at
$28 a
pint and Autozone DOT-4 at $5 a pint. I change any brake fluids at least
yearly. Good luck in the next event- J Deryke


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