DOT 5 only?
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Thanks for the infos, guys, From what I read, the DOT5 harley recommends is EXACTLY the american type silicone based DOT 5.0 fluid: mushy feeling, will turn to a gel if mixed with DOT4, doesn't take paint away, while DOT 4 does.
Dot 5.1 is like DOT 4 and will eat away the paint even better. It actually has many of the properties of a good paint remover...
I knew DOT 5.0 was very common in the USA, and is used widely by the army.
It's a completely different compound.
I DON'T know what may happen, on the long run, putting DOT 4 liquid in a DOT 5.0 part.
It should work much as DOT 4 in a DOT 5.1 part, but I'm not sure.
They are of different composition.
As a general advice, I strongly recommend that anybody who put DOT 4 liquid in their DOT 5.0 rated master cylinder contact the moco and ask for informations. If there is corrosion, it is not instantaneous, and the mushy feeling of DOT 5 liquid may mask some leaking, that forebodes a bursting seal/gasket.
Dot 5.1 is like DOT 4 and will eat away the paint even better. It actually has many of the properties of a good paint remover...
I knew DOT 5.0 was very common in the USA, and is used widely by the army.
It's a completely different compound.
I DON'T know what may happen, on the long run, putting DOT 4 liquid in a DOT 5.0 part.
It should work much as DOT 4 in a DOT 5.1 part, but I'm not sure.
They are of different composition.
As a general advice, I strongly recommend that anybody who put DOT 4 liquid in their DOT 5.0 rated master cylinder contact the moco and ask for informations. If there is corrosion, it is not instantaneous, and the mushy feeling of DOT 5 liquid may mask some leaking, that forebodes a bursting seal/gasket.
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