wsup fellas!! I own '03 350z Track. I plan on changing rotors and pads next weekend. Any suggestions for brake fluid?? I heard Motul brake fluid is pretty good. But i don't know which one to get. My Z is completely stock.

please provide me with some feed backs on Motul or other brake fluid suggestions.

Thanks!!

 

Motul (RBF600) is what people are using when they track their's Zs. It's expensive and probably a bit of overkill for the street.

I'm using Valvoline Synpower brake fluid. It has a higher wet and dry boiling points than the "normal" brands. More than sufficient for street and occasional autocrossing.

Search the Motorsport->Autocross/Road forum for "brake fluid" and you'll find all kinds of threads discussing high performance brake fluids like Motul.

 

I use ATE Super Blue Brake Fluid. No complaints.

 

Check this out:

https://my350z.com/forum/autocross-road/204761-scary-brake-fade-failure.html

and this:

https://my350z.com/forum/autocross-road/205150-450-for-brake-pads-feeling-a-little-ill.html

 

Another great choice. That's what I wanted to go with but couldn't find any locally. It's what I'll use next time.

 

Elf Frelub 650. well, i cant recommend it yet. bottles are sitting in my room haha. price is good and i wanted to try it.

i got it from greg @ mossy.

 

ELF make quality products. I used to run their oil before switching to Royal Purple.

 

those who have used ate super blue how often do you have to flush? once a year? or depends on how aggressive you use the brakes? i ideally would like to not bleed the brakes as often

 

If you're doing normal street driving, then replacing the fluid annually is more than enough. If you talking about taking the car on the track, then depending on how often and how hard it's going to be driven, your replacement time may vary from every 6 months to as often as before each event.

 

thx for all the info's and feed backs!!!!

 

Valvoline Synpower brake fluid is synthetic isn't it? I thought the manual says not to use synthetic brake fluid.. hmmmm

 

Really? Where?

It says to use DOT3, but I don't see where it says not to use syn

 

Let me think I think its on page 8-13 or 8-14 Yeah I almost bought synthetic brake fluid last night. But it says in the manual not to use synthetic.

 

Synthetic means different things. You can't use DOT 5 brake fluid, which is a synthetic silicone based brake fluid. Synpower is DOT 4 and is a synthetic glycol based fluid. It's the silicone that kills the rubber seals in our brake systems, not the fact that it's "synthetic". Motul is a DOT 5.1 which is acceptable too.

 

ATE Super Blue.

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