Q: I see many brake fluids on the market are now synthetic DOT 3 or DOT 4. How does that differ from the conventional DOT 3 or DOT 4 fluid? How does that differ from silicone brake fluid? And my ...

Corvette Fever is evaluating brake fluids to help you determine what's the best one to put in your vehicle. We provide you a guide of whether to use a DOT 3 rated brake fluid or a DOT 4 or 5.

Mineral-oil brake fluid is dyed green. Silicone fluids were tried for a while, but any moisture that gets into the system is not absorbed by the fluid as it is in glycol-based brake fluids.

Silicone brake fluid has a number of strengths and drawbacks. 1) It has a high boiling point since it does not absorb water. Therefore, there's no so-called wet boiling point.

Silicone brake fluid -- DOT 5 -- is silicone-based with a high boiling point suitable for motorsports, isn't sensitive to absorbing moisture and doesn't damage paint. But it is not compatible with ...

"Silicone-based brake fluid is becoming more predominant on all the newer cars, but back six or seven years ago it would only show up in the BMWs, Mercedes, Lexus and high-end cars.

Instead, DOT 5 brake fluid has a silicone base. It is not compatible or interchangeable with any of the other three fluids covered here, and is most frequently used for heavy-duty machinery in ...

Silicone-based fluids like DOT 5 brake fluid do not absorb moisture and have been the choice of racers for years due to their non-hygroscopic characteristics and higher boiling point ...

I realized this years ago while rebuilding brake cylinders on cars I owned. There was always rust on the cylinder walls. A while back, someone told me he used silicone brake fluid and eliminated ...