i don't have clarity on this "synthetic" word. like take real kendall oil. today it is called "semi-synthetic"
i don't know if all dot 4 can be called synthetic and whether it even matters. i know dot 5 stuff is to avoided but that is not about "synthetic" On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > All the DOT 4 stuff I could find around here is synthetic. Aren't we > supposed to avoid the synthetic stuff? > > Dan > > > On Dec 25, 2013, at 8:05 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > > > but it's pretty much unimaginable to me that a NAPA or carquest doesn't > > have DOT 4 fluid > > > > > > On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 8:03 PM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> the ate or pentosin DOT 4 stuff is like 11 or 12 bucks a liter retail. > >> y'know, like the stuff in the blue can. clearly marked dot 4 > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > >> > >>> It is. Almost everything you find on the shelves at just about any > auto > >>> supply these days is the 3/4 stuff, or it's something unique for > racing, or > >>> something like that. > >>> > >>> I have used it and am now wondering if I need to clear my stuff out. I > >>> wonder how much the MB branded stuff is? > >>> > >>> Dan > >>> > >>> > >>> On Dec 25, 2013, at 7:46 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > >>> > >>>> i don't really know what dot 3/4 means. generally i just buy dot 4 > >>> stuff. > >>>> i don't think it's hard to find > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Scott Ritchey <ritche...@nc.rr.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I'd like to explore the knowledge/experience on brake fluid. A few > >>> months > >>>>> back I flushed/bled my 82 300SD using the DOT3/4 stuff (Valvoline, I > >>> think) > >>>>> nfrom FLAPS. This job was a couple years overdue and the car gets > >>> little > >>>>> use. A couple months later a front brake caliper stuck, giving me a > >>> hot > >>>>> wheel. I've since replaced the calipers, hoses, pads, and wheel > >>> bearing > >>>>> seals (plus repack). By the way, the green grease had been in there > >>> for > >>>>> over 10 years with no sign of drying out, unlike the old factory > >>> grease. > >>>>> The stuck caliper was a Bendix reman that was probably 10 years old. > >>> I had > >>>>> spare disks but the wear on the old disks was minimal so I kept the > old > >>>>> disks. Lack of use could be the main cause of the stuck caliper. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Question: What do we know about this DOT 3/4 stuff? I previously > used > >>>>> DOT4 > >>>>> stuff that came in a gold plastic bottle (Valvoline, I think) but I > >>> don't > >>>>> see that on the shelves these days. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>>> > >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european > cars* > >>>> *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://www.BuyEUROparts.com>* > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>>> > >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>>> > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> > >> > >> *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* > >> *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://www.BuyEUROparts.com>* > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* > > *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://www.BuyEUROparts.com>* > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://www.BuyEUROparts.com>* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
