Comments on: DOT 5 Brake Fluid Compatibility https://cartreatments.com/dot-5-brake-fluid/ Car Maintenance, General Repair, Troubleshooting, and Everything Car Related Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:54:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 By: Sean https://cartreatments.com/dot-5-brake-fluid/comment-page-1/#comment-1265488 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:54:51 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=259#comment-1265488 In reply to Mark.

I don’t think there is a DOT 6 yet. I’ve never seen one.

]]> By: Mark https://cartreatments.com/dot-5-brake-fluid/comment-page-1/#comment-1264963 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 22:19:32 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=259#comment-1264963 What about DOT 6?

]]> By: Sean https://cartreatments.com/dot-5-brake-fluid/comment-page-1/#comment-1209662 Mon, 07 Mar 2022 16:31:08 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=259#comment-1209662 In reply to Chuck.

DOT5 and DOT 3/4 are not compatible. Check the manual to make sure you’re using the correct fluid.

If you think you’re using the wrong fluid, you can suck most of it out of the master cylinder, but then you will have to flush it out of the brake lines by bleeding the brakes as well.

]]> By: Chuck https://cartreatments.com/dot-5-brake-fluid/comment-page-1/#comment-1208625 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:02:14 +0000 http://cartreatments.com/?p=259#comment-1208625 My newly bought 2003 Softail calls for DOT 5 as per the manual. But checking the fluid it is the color of DOT 3/4. Not purple. Not even remotely sure what to do if I have an issue. The brakes are a little grabby now, front only, Fluid is a little cloudy so I was going to “suck out” the master cylinder to add fresh. Any ideas??

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