Which brake fluid for 04 coupe brembos?

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Old 10-14-2011, 10:26 AM
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Which brake fluid for 04 coupe brembos?

Synthetic? or not? at 98k miles never changed it, was looking at Valvoline synthetic DOT 3 and 4 from autozone.
 
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Old 10-14-2011, 11:16 AM
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With the mileage on your G the only brake fluid I'd use would be OE from Nissan, you don't want to shock your system too much....
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Old 10-14-2011, 11:45 AM
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i agree with the comment above. i have been using valvoline synthetic for a long time now, when i upgraded to my BBK. i would def use the OEM stuff in your case.
 
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Old 10-14-2011, 11:54 AM
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REALLY? I didn''t think it would have matter,,, Thanks guys, I guess I need to make a stop at the infiniti dealership

i was just going to replace to rotors and pads and prob suck most of the fluid out from the engine bay and refill it with the new fluid.
 
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Old 10-16-2011, 04:43 PM
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With 98k miles I'd flush the fluid instead of adding OEM or anything.

Valvoline or Castrol syn DOT4 is a good replacement. Just taking fluid out of the reservior won't do you much good.
 
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Old 10-17-2011, 11:00 AM
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So the one at autozone.. valvoline dot 3and4 is good for my 04 coupe with brembos?
 
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Old 10-17-2011, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by LMG_35C
With 98k miles I'd flush the fluid instead of adding OEM or anything.

Valvoline or Castrol syn DOT4 is a good replacement. Just taking fluid out of the reservior won't do you much good.

+1 with that mileage, fluid should have been flushed twice already.
 
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Old 10-26-2011, 08:26 AM
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so nissan or valvoline?
 
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if you flush the system both are fine
 
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Old 11-03-2011, 08:32 PM
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if you flush the system both are fine
Just go with DOT3 anything. I used Prestone.

Flush until it's clear! I was on OEM fluid until 95k and it was pretty bad.
 
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Old 11-03-2011, 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by AuAltima3.5
Just go with DOT3 anything. I used Prestone.

Flush until it's clear! I was on OEM fluid until 95k and it was pretty bad.
You mean DOT 4, right?
 
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Old 11-04-2011, 03:27 PM
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^ nope, factory service manual calls for DOT3
 
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Old 11-07-2011, 09:24 PM
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I picked up some ATE super blue over the weekend, far from the best but it's DOT4(backwards compatible w/ DOT3) and the different color makes it easier to identify when it's fully flushed
 
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Originally Posted by onthe3rdday
I picked up some ATE super blue over the weekend, far from the best but it's DOT4(backwards compatible w/ DOT3) and the different color makes it easier to identify when it's fully flushed
Why far from the best?
 
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Old 11-12-2011, 08:54 PM
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ATE fits the bill and then some, but from an on paper persective, MOTUL, CASTROL and one or two others have better wet and dry boiling points.
 


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