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Old 10-03-2006, 09:30 AM   #1
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Brake Fluid Light turned on...WHAT DO I DO!!!

just kidding, I do have a legitimate question...What local Autoparts sell Dot4 brake fluid?

Local to Southern CA, in or around the torrance area.
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Old 10-03-2006, 09:33 AM   #2
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probably all of them. DOT4 is pretty common. if you're going to flush, though, why not run some ATE or Motul?
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Old 10-03-2006, 09:37 AM   #3
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No time for that now, Ill just top her off. How often should i have to put more fluid? I drive spirited at least once a week around the curvy road in PV.
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Old 10-03-2006, 02:14 PM   #4
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Found some SynPower dot4 fluid at autozone, on sale for 2.99! also picked up the other headlight bulb to get my lamps to match colors, also got some power sterring fluid...notice it was low afew weeks ago.
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Old 10-03-2006, 09:27 PM   #5
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No time for that now, Ill just top her off. How often should i have to put more fluid? I drive spirited at least once a week around the curvy road in PV.

Just FYI you should flush the whole system every 2-3 yrs.
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Old 10-05-2006, 06:55 AM   #6
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You should NEVER have to add more fluid. Just flush it once a year (minimum). water + braking system = disaster for calipers and master cylinders.

No reason to run ATE or Motul or any of the high dollar fluids unless you're doing serious tracking.
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Old 10-05-2006, 07:31 AM   #7
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You should NEVER have to add more fluid. Just flush it once a year (minimum).

That's not true, as the clutch disc and brake pads wear the fluid level in the master cylinder will go down and adding some quality dot 4 fluid is fine. Also, once a year flush is too often unless you are doing track work on a regular basis. For standard driving, a flush every two years is more than enough and what Porsche recammends.
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