$49.95 for break fluid from the stealers. Holy Sh#T!!!!!!!!!

docmusolf · 04-18-2003, 09:36 AM

What other brands will work?

Brent

ryoung · 04-18-2003, 10:04 AM

For that price, you might as well get Castrol SRF; it's what I use, but it's even more expensive and probably hard to find on short notice.

Brake fluid is another one of those things where it seems everyone has a different opinion. An AudiWorld search on "Brake fluid" turned up 2900 hits! As long as you use a DOT 4 fluid and change it every two years (or bleed brakes regular, like at track events), most any brake fluid is OK. See the link, but Valvoline High Performance Synthetic seems to be an economical good performer. Just be sure you definitely get a DOT4 brake fluid.

Brake Fluid Comparison

ryoung · 04-18-2003, 10:15 AM

If your '99 A8 is still running with the original rotors at 60k miles, they're probably rusted solidly to the hubs.

This weekend, it would really help if you pulled the wheels and sprayed a little bit of penetrating oil on the hub where it meets the rotor. [Don't overdue it; you definitely don't want oil on the swept area of the rotor or the pads!] Even so, we're still probably going to need a solid wack from a hammer to break the rotor free at Grattan, but hopefully a week's exposure to penetrating oil will have loosened things up somewhat. When we replace the rotors, we'll put some brake caliper grease on the hub to prevent this from happening again. And as you said, hopefully only the rear rotors need to be replaced.

docmusolf · 04-18-2003, 10:45 AM

barryl · 04-18-2003, 12:07 PM

Hey,

Good brake fluid that you can probably find would be

1. Valvoline Synthetic. It's not really synthetic, but it works and has a
high boiling point.

2. Ford HD Brake Fluid. Should be at any FoMoCo dealer. Cheap, works
well.

3. Castrol GT-LMA would do in an emergency.

How much time do you have? You could order a pint of Ate fluid
from any number of places, Paragon Products comes to mind, and
have it in 3 days.

Barry

JimR · 04-18-2003, 12:20 PM

That's what I used on the A6 when Ray and I pulled the big 60k maintenance 6+/- weeks ago, and I'm about to do the A8 with.

04-18-2003, 10:04 AM	#2
ryoung Elder Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 11,968	Re: what other brands will work For that price, you might as well get Castrol SRF; it's what I use, but it's even more expensive and probably hard to find on short notice. Brake fluid is another one of those things where it seems everyone has a different opinion. An AudiWorld search on "Brake fluid" turned up 2900 hits! As long as you use a DOT 4 fluid and change it every two years (or bleed brakes regular, like at track events), most any brake fluid is OK. See the link, but Valvoline High Performance Synthetic seems to be an economical good performer. Just be sure you definitely get a DOT4 brake fluid. Brake Fluid Comparison __________________ 2001 Audi S8 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

04-18-2003, 10:15 AM	#3
ryoung Elder Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 11,968	On another brake related subject ... If your '99 A8 is still running with the original rotors at 60k miles, they're probably rusted solidly to the hubs. This weekend, it would really help if you pulled the wheels and sprayed a little bit of penetrating oil on the hub where it meets the rotor. [Don't overdue it; you definitely don't want oil on the swept area of the rotor or the pads!] Even so, we're still probably going to need a solid wack from a hammer to break the rotor free at Grattan, but hopefully a week's exposure to penetrating oil will have loosened things up somewhat. When we replace the rotors, we'll put some brake caliper grease on the hub to prevent this from happening again. And as you said, hopefully only the rear rotors need to be replaced. __________________ 2001 Audi S8 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

04-18-2003, 10:45 AM	#4
docmusolf Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,139	The front look like they have been replaced, rears look original __________________

04-18-2003, 12:07 PM	#5
barryl New Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 298	available near you Hey, Good brake fluid that you can probably find would be 1. Valvoline Synthetic. It's not really synthetic, but it works and has a high boiling point. 2. Ford HD Brake Fluid. Should be at any FoMoCo dealer. Cheap, works well. 3. Castrol GT-LMA would do in an emergency. How much time do you have? You could order a pint of Ate fluid from any number of places, Paragon Products comes to mind, and have it in 3 days. Barry __________________ Barry Lenoble http://members.rennlist.com/drive944/ lenoble@optonline.net

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JimR AudiWorld Uber User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 46,925	Re: Valvoline Synthetic That's what I used on the A6 when Ray and I pulled the big 60k maintenance 6+/- weeks ago, and I'm about to do the A8 with. __________________ JimR '07 A3 3.2q Lava Gray '99 A8 4.2q Pearl White '99 A6 Avant 2.8q Silver (My old car, son now drives) '06 Boxster S Guards Red (wife's wheels) Support the troops "Over the years, I have come to understand a critical difference between the world of fear and the world of freedom. In the former, the primary challenge is finding the inner strength to confront evil. In the latter, the primary challenge is finding the moral clarity to see evil."

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