It was because Federal regulations say that brake fluid has to be clear or amber colored, apparently.
http://hooniverse.com/2013/08/16/braking-news-ate-super-blue-deemed-illegal-for-us-distribution/ Dan > On Apr 8, 2016, at 7:39 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 19:27:00 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> The blue stuff has been outlawed in the US due to some sort of >> trademark litigation, so I heard. > > I thought it was because windshield washer fluid was blue, so someone in > power didn't want a possibility of putting the water-based washer fluid > in an already blue brake fluid reservoir. > > But that may be wrong ... > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > 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
