<All> Brake Fluid Info

[Al Powell]

After my inquiry, I got some good information on brake fluid. In case 
others care, here's a compilation of wet and dry brake fluid boiling 
points, along with credit to the source:

Sources: Trevor Frank and Mike Guidotti.

Brake Fluid Comparison Chart

Brand		Wet Boiling Point	Dry Boiling Point Street
price

Castrol SRF		518F				590F
36.00
Motul 600		421F				585F
17.95
AP-600			410F				572F
30.00
ATE-Super Blue	392F				536F
28.00
ATE TYP 200              392F				536F
??
Valvoline		333F				513F
21.00
Castrol LMA		311F				446F
12.99
Ford HD		290F				550F
12.99			
Wilwood 570		284F				570F
25.99
PFC-Z rated		284F				550F
29.99
AP-550			284F				550F
19.99
Performance Friction    284F				550F
??

The fluid I went with:
Valvoline SynPower	343F				502F
$4.48 (K-Mart 4/28/01)

Why did I go that way?  With the reference information sent to me, on 
a Saturday AM, I was confident that this was the best fluid I could 
find in the time available.  Its wet boiling point is higher than the 
Ford Fluid, and the dry temp isn't bad for a standard fluid.  In 
fact, since I've been using Castrol LMF, it out-performs the fluid 
I've been using both wet and dry.  The only place I think you'll find 
the ATE, Motul and others are specialty shops, and I didn't have fast 
access to any of them.

In the emails I got, the Ford HD Fluid was often recommended.  Among 
the specialty fluids, Motul 600 or ATE Super Blue were picks for the 
buck.

Here's one comment I received: