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Re: boiling point Posted by Justin VanAbrahams [Email] (#32) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Justin VanAbrahams) on Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:39:36 In Reply to: boiling point, Cmyles [Profile/Gallery] , Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:15:30 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Yeah, I think boiling point is "why" brake fluid - the rest of the system is simply designed around the fluid choice. Brake fluid gets pretty darned hot just sitting around in the calipers, much less when the brakes are actually being used.
You need to rebuild that whole system ASAP... if the brakes don't start dragging (I don't think they'd entirely lock up) from fluid expansion, there is a high risk rubber parts will fail and dump fluid all over the place (leaving you with no clutch or no brakes or both), or become so boiled the hydraulics are completely ineffective anyway. I would not put that car on the road another time until the system has been thoroughly flushed and thoroughly inspected.
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