Brake fluid

JIMMY JEEP · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:53 pm

Just a quick question,got to change one of the front calipers when it arrives at dealership ,what brake fluid do i require for topping up?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:01 pm

JIMMY JEEP wrote:

Just a quick question,go to change one of the front calipers when it arrives at dealership ,what brake fluid do i require for topping up?

DOT 3 or 4.

JIMMY JEEP · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:19 pm

Have you any preference ? whats the difference? and will it matter if i use one and it's not the same Dot as whats fitted from factory?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:14 pm

JIMMY JEEP wrote:

Have you any preference ? whats the difference? and will it matter if i use one and it's not the same Dot as whats fitted from factory?

DOT 3 is recommended,but DOT 4 supercedes DOT 3 and they are compatiable(they will mix).DOT 4 has a higher boiling point then DOT 3.

JIMMY JEEP · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:19 pm

Thanks for your help TJKJ2002 .

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:53 pm

JIMMY JEEP wrote:

Thanks for your help TJKJ2002 .

No problem,oh by the way I use DOT 4 fluid.Wish I could get my hands on some DOT 5 silicon brake fluid,to bad it will not mix with DOT 3 or 4 fluid :cry:

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NomadKJ · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:49 pm

tjkj2002 wrote:

JIMMY JEEP wrote:

Thanks for your help TJKJ2002 .

No problem,oh by the way I use DOT 4 fluid.Wish I could get my hands on some DOT 5 silicon brake fluid,to bad it will not mix with DOT 3 or 4 fluid :cry:

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DOT 5.1 will mix with DOT 3 & 4

sleeve84028 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:49 am

Wouldn't the dealer (if that is who is servicing your KJ) know to top off the fluid after the pad swap? Just curious

jeepkj02 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:27 pm

Little OT, How often are you supposed to bleed your brakes.

JIMMY JEEP · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:12 pm

I' buying the caliper from dealership and fitting it myself on monday,couldnt get a caliper from anywhere but dealership and i'm not paying £80 an hour for labour.

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:42 pm

Amsoil makes Brake Fluid!

Rush345 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:15 am

dieselenthusiast wrote:

Amsoil makes Brake Fluid!

If that was a question then yes they do they just in fact sent me a flyer on their new high Performance Brake Fluid and they went on with a discussion with Boyd Coddington along with his endorscment for Amsoil. Now I'm no longer bumper to bumper Amsoil I guess it's time to spend some more money and upgrade

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:25 am

Rush345 wrote:

dieselenthusiast wrote:

Amsoil makes Brake Fluid!

If that was a question then yes they do they just in fact sent me a flyer on their new high Performance Brake Fluid and they went on with a discussion with Boyd Coddington along with his endorscment for Amsoil. Now I'm no longer bumper to bumper Amsoil I guess it's time to spend some more money and upgrade

That’s exactly what I was thinking! Hey, do you have Amsoil ATF in your Power Steering? Do you have AMSOIL in your Radiator? This is a test to see how devoted you really are! Oh, I was gonna ask you, are you running 0W-30 in your KJ?

Rush345 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:58 am

I do have the ATF in the power steering I don't have the anti-freeze yet only because when I bought the Jeep in late July of 2006 it had a bad radiator and A/C system so it was all new upon purchase. But I just replaced the Power steering fluid and it steers real smooth now. Before I replace the anti-freeze I need to replace the drivers side rotor , front pads, install tow hooks, get sliders and armor. But being unemployed since mid August and trying to get qualified for disability benefits I have to watch all my nickles and dime. But i've been an Amsoil dealer since 1977!! so I would hazzard to say I may have some product and brand loyalty going :twisted:

PS Yes I am running 0W-30 in the Jeep since purchase and in my prior ride a '95 Dodge Dakota 4x4 :mrgreen:

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:09 am

Rush345 wrote:

I do have the ATF in the power steering I don't have the anti-freeze yet only because when I bought the Jeep in late July of 2006 it had a bad radiator and A/C system so it was all new upon purchase. But I just replaced the Power steering fluid and it steers real smooth now. Before I replace the anti-freeze I need to replace the drivers side rotor , front pads, install tow hooks, get sliders and armor. But being unemployed since mid August and trying to get qualified for disability benefits I have to watch all my nickles and dime. But i've been an Amsoil dealer since 1977!! so I would hazzard to say I may have some product and brand loyalty going :twisted:

PS Yes I am running 0W-30 in the Jeep since purchase and in my prior ride a '95 Dodge Dakota 4x4 :mrgreen:

Here are a few products that I use:

Amsoil bar/lube oil (for chainsaw)
Amsoil 2 cycle oil (for chainsaw)
Amsoil Food Grade Grease (for my honey extractor)
Amsoil Coolant
Amsoil 0W-30 (Jeep Liberty)
Amsoil 5W-30 (Dodge Ram Cummins)
Amsoil 10W-30 (John Deere Lawnmower)
Amsoil (Hydraulic tractor oil)
Amsoil Severe Gear
Amsoil ATF (transmission and power steering fluid)
Amsoil air filters
Amsoil full-flow oil filters
Amsoil by-pass

I think that covers it!

Rush345 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:23 am

You beat me out in useing amsoil more then myself. But I have used it all my rides through out the years. The best acknowledgment I ever got was years ago when I bought a Toyota from my borhter-in-law who was working for the local Toyota dealership. A month after purchase I brought it back for some warranty work, (by this time I had already converted to synthetic) when i went to pick up my car the first words out of his mouth was "I'll never bad mouth you funny oil ever again!" I said thank-you but what has changed you tune?? After all you take great pleasure in giving me S#!T on a regular basis. His Reply was you car is the quitest smoothest running car on my lot the only thing I can attribute it to is you synthetic oil.

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:04 am

Somebody broke the ice on the New Amsoil brake fluid so I guess I just gotta get in on this too.

Featured Products Page, Incl Brake Fluid

FWIW, I am almost Bumper to Bumper Amsoil products in all 3 of my Jeeps (just waiting for the brake fluid to get here) and all but coolant and brake fluid in my Scion .

dieselenthusiast · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:40 pm

JJsKJ wrote:

Somebody broke the ice on the New Amsoil brake fluid so I guess I just gotta get in on this too.

Featured Products Page, Incl Brake Fluid

FWIW, I am almost Bumper to Bumper Amsoil products in all 3 of my Jeeps (just waiting for the brake fluid to get here) and all but coolant and brake fluid in my Scion .

I was wondering where you were JJsKJ, however I figured you would drop in soon!

Rush345 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:43 pm

JJsKJ wrote:

Somebody broke the ice on the New Amsoil brake fluid so I guess I just gotta get in on this too.

Featured Products Page, Incl Brake Fluid

FWIW, I am almost Bumper to Bumper Amsoil products in all 3 of my Jeeps (just waiting for the brake fluid to get here) and all but coolant and brake fluid in my Scion .

I've been waiting for you to join in sorry if I baited you into this discussion. But you have a lot more Cred with the LOST family, aditionally despite my longevity with Amsoil, you have far more experience with a wrench in you hand and performing major surgery on Jeeps.

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