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draining the brake fluid (850)

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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C@lvin
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Re: draining the brake fluid (850)

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zhenya wrote:
claymore850 wrote:The 850 uses ATE DOT4 (amber colour) , the ATE Blues looks better, but is DOT3....
ATE Super Blue is DOT 4.
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In addition, the ATE amber fluid has the same specs as the blue and is also DOT4 per the ATE US web site:

http://www.ate-na.com/generator/www/us/ ... fo_us.html
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Volgrrr
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Post by Volgrrr »

zhenya wrote:
claymore850 wrote:The 850 uses ATE DOT4 (amber colour) , the ATE Blues looks better, but is DOT3....
ATE Super Blue is DOT 4.
I wholeheartedly agree.

Here in Australia, DOT 4 is a greeny blue colour while the last tin of DOT 3 brake fluid I bought a few years back had a reddish tinge to it.
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Post by Red-Arrow »

I could only find DOT 3 locally. made by Prestone, its claims is synthetic but is it? I thought Synthetic brake fluids were all DOT5 or 4 not 3?
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