Time For New Brake Fluid!

[jd1828]

i think its time for some new brake fluid. i had to do a hard stop from 70mph and i lost almost all stopping power by 10mph. so i think its safe to say my current fluid is crap. anyone know a local place where i can get some good fluid? maybe some motul 600 or something else with a high 500 deg dry temp.

[Jacek]

i lost almost all stopping power by 10mph.

pedal fall to the floor?

[jd1828]

it slowly got lower to the floor as i stopped. to a point where it was at the floor and i was still moving. the fluid in there could be as old as the car. ive only had it for 6 months and i havent changed it yet. so its actual boiling temp is probably a lot lower than it should be.

[Jacek]

i had this experiance when i had to slam on the brakes after someone pulled out in front of me to with my old car. to be able to stop and stay stopped on hills i would have to pump the brakes to maintian pressure because the pedal would fall to the floor. it was master brake cylinder.

[A//// Guy]

Master cylinder could be leaking if the pedal is mushy or goes to the floor. Does your car have big brakes or small ones?

[jd1828]

small brakes, i havent had any problems with it losing fluid or any other brake problems with normal stopping. this was the first time ive had this happen with this car.

[JET]

Get some ford blue dot. It is the 3rd best fluid. (Motul #2 and Castrol SRF #1 $$$ ) It is cheap and readily available at a Ford dealership.

[JustROLLIN]

If the pedal slowly falls to the floor, it is your master cylinder 90% of the time. Usually a bad secondary seal and fluid is leaking past it.

[Kracka]

Archer has some Castrol and Motul, but Motul shouldn't be used in street cars. If you dont flush often it will eat away at the seals. I used Castrol and it felt really nice but I never got a chance to really get on it since I was still breaking-in the Baers. I hear nothing but the Ford Blue so that is also a readily-available choice. My Castrol was like $7/pint, not sure what the Ford stuff costs.

[Kracka]

Before jumping to conclusions (DSMers are notorious for this) start with the simple stuff. There is an excellent chance your problem will be resolved with a fluid change/bleed.