BALLSS

Doing a brake overall and will fully flush/bleed the brakes. I have normally just used DOT 3 conventional fluid but when I did a new clutch and hydraulics a few years ago I used Valvoline Dot 3-4 Full Synthetic Brake Fluid.

It has remained clear amber vs the darker brown/black conventional brake fluid got in my old clutch hydraulics

Yes I do bleed brakes and clutch hydraulics every few years as SOP...

Thinking the Synthetic blend resists moisture infusion better than conventional

Thoughts??

AgFormula02

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Motul 600 has been good to me. Huge improvement in road race.
For the drag car, I just use dot 3 and change every 2 years.

SS RRR

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IMO unless you aren't doing auto-x or road racing there's no reason to do synthetic. You want good stopping power with less stress on brake fluid get some larger front brakes.

bowtienut

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There's no reason not to use the DOT 3-4 Full Synthetic. That's what I use in my non-track vehicles. The "synthetic" part is just marketing the buzzword, but DOT 4 has slightly better dry and wet boiling points than DOT 3. No, I wouldn't expect it to resist moisture absorption any better.
For others reading: avoid silicone brake fluid (DOT 5); that stuff's only for museum cars.

leadfoot4

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I've used the Valvoline type 3-4 for YEARS. Inexpensive, readily available, and no issues whatsoever.

BALLSS

Thanks for the comments Gents...a little Google helped me "clarify" what "synthetic" means in regards to D3,4 & 5.1 Brake Fluid.

I went with the Valvoline D3-4 Syn