 $11.95 / 1
Liter bottle $109.00 Per Case. (10
Bottles) Per Pallet (600 Bottles)
$ Call
In Stock! #1 Retailer of ATE Brake Fluid in the
USA!
 $11.95 / 1 Liter bottle $109.00 Per Case. (10 Bottles) Per
Pallet (600 Bottles) $ Call
In
Stock! #1 Retailer of ATE Brake Fluid in the
USA!
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We carry ATE® Super
Blue Brake Fluid:
ATE®
Super Blue (DOT 4) has a dry boiling
point of 536F and a wet
boiling point of 396F. ATE Super Blue is identical in specification
to the ATE TYP 200 brake fluid. ATE Super
Blue is compatible and will mix with most DOT3, DOT4, or DOT 5.1
Fluids.
This top-of-the-line product lies 20 °C
over the DOT 5.1 standard and surpasses this standard in nearly all
the other requirements as well. This means that cars can go without
a brake fluid change for up to 3 years while products with a lower
wet boiling point have to be replaced considerably more often (e.g.
DOT 3 products should be replaced annually).
The overall high dry
and wet boiling points make this fluid an excellent choice for
street driven vehicles where brake fluid is flushed less frequently
than in racing cars.
Also, the blue tint of the fluid
makes bleeding brakes easy! You
can easily tell when you have flushed out the older
fluid.
TIP: Racers frequently will
alternate fluid flushes using both the SuperBlue and TYP 200
(Amber). The identical specifications of the fluid and
difference in color makes it easy to
know when you have completely flushed old
fluid out of the system. |
Brake
Fluid Application Guide and Tips :
Due to the extreme operating temperatures of a
high performance brake system, standard 'off-the-shelf' brake fluids
are not recommended. Of critical importance in determining a
fluids ability to handle high temperature applications is the Dry
Boiling Point and compressibility.
The Dry Boiling
Point is the temperature at which a brake fluid will boil in its
virgin non-contaminated state. The highest temperature Dry Boiling
Point available in a DOT 3 fluid is 572 F
The Wet Boiling
Point is the temperature a brake fluid will boil after it has been
fully saturated with moisture. The DOT 3 requirement for wet boiling
point is a minimum temperature of 284 F.
There are many ways
for moisture to enter your brake system. Condensation from regular
use, washing the vehicle and humidity are the most common, with
little hope of prevention. Glycol based DOT 3 & 4 & 5.1
fluids are hygroscopic; they absorb brake system moisture, and over
time the boiling point is gradually reduced.
We do not
recommend using DOT 5 fluid in any racing applications. DOT 5 fluid is not hygroscopic, so as
moisture enters the system, it is not absorbed by the fluid, and
results in beads of moisture moving through the brake line,
collecting in the calipers
. It is not uncommon to have
caliper temperatures exceed 200 F, and at 212 F, this collected
moisture will boil causing vapor lock and system failure.
Additionally, DOT 5 fluid is highly compressible due to aeration and
foaming under normal braking conditions, providing a spongy brake
feel. DOT 5 fluid is best suited for show car applications where its
anti-corrosion and paint friendly characteristics are
important.
Whenever you add fresh fluid to your
existing system (never mix fluids of different DOT classifications), it immediately becomes contaminated,
lowering the boiling point of the new fluid. For maximum
performance, start with the highest Dry Boiling Point available,
flush the system completely, and flush it regularly, especially
after severe temperatures have been experienced.
Brake
system capacities vary on differing vehicles. Typically 2
Pints (or approximately 1 Liter) should be sufficient to completely
flush the old fluid and replace with new. We recommend 4 Pints
or 2 Liters of Fluid to be certain that your system is completely
flushed of old fluid- and this also allows for some extra
fluid to spare.
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