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« on: February 23, 2009, 10:22:50 AM »
i want to replace my brake fluid and power steering fluid. i have 85000 k on my car, this is recommended at 84k. what fluids are u guys running? i dont mind upgrading. i am happy with the OEM fluids but if synthetics or anything like that make a noticeable difference then i would upgrade....
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« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2009, 10:32:34 AM »
I'm still running Honda fluids for both even though I've considered swithching up the brake fluid.
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« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2009, 10:59:25 AM »
You must use Honda (or made for Honda) PS fluid, it has a high silicone content just like Honda AT fluid, putting in anything else will damage the seals and system.
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« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2009, 09:09:11 PM »
What Paul said. Use only Honda Power Steering fluid or equivalant. As for the brake fluid, you can use any Dot 3 or Dot 4.
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« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2009, 11:57:35 PM »
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You must use Honda (or made for Honda) PS fluid, it has a high silicone content just like Honda AT fluid, putting in anything else will damage the seals and system.

kool. anyone using synthetic braking fluid??? i heard this makes a big difference during really hot days... how would synthetic run during the cold weather months?
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« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2009, 12:10:43 AM »
All my fluids are OEM Honda.  I would take Paul's advice.
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« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2009, 12:29:27 AM »
I would stay away from synthetic brake fluid. That is mainly for high performance braking system like BBK or cars pre-equipped with BBK. Also, synthetic brake fluid is use for mainly track use.
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« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2009, 12:35:09 AM »
ok kool. thanx guys i was planning on getting OEM fluids, but was just getting second opinion...
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« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2009, 05:58:30 AM »
Mixing synthetic fluid and dot3/4 is bad, if you really want to go synthetic (although major overkill for street use), you need to thoughly bleed the entire system, I have seen mixed synt/dot actually sludge up.
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« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2009, 09:31:21 PM »
Like Dex cool mixed with green coolant.
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« Reply #10 on: February 27, 2009, 01:49:09 AM »
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Like Dex cool mixed with green coolant.

indeed, i have seen a few customers do this, and i have seen the shit bubble out



oem is the best way to go









speaking of powersteering fluid... is there any way to bleed the system???
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« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2009, 02:05:09 AM »
run honda only. especially for brake fluid. the 5.1synthetic stuff is not compatible with the dot3 stuff honda uses.


as for bleeding the power steering... in most cars what i do is just get it on a lift and fill up the resovoir. keep the cap open and turn the wheel. just like the radiators.
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« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2009, 05:38:14 AM »
You don't need a lift, but yeah, get the front wheels off the ground and turn the wheel from one stop to the other several times.
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« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2009, 09:18:38 AM »
You don't even really need to lift the front end to "bleed" the system.  Turning the wheel lock to lock a few times will clear out any air in the P/S system.
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« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2009, 01:38:38 PM »
Hey Skip, I have seen a couple times (when a system has really been drain, like a rack replacement) were putting full pressure on the system from turning the wheeel with the full car weight on it has blow out seals, so I have just made it a best practices rule to get the weight off the front wheels when bleeding out the PS system...
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