[T3] Battery Install, Oil Change & Brake Fluid Reservoir

[William Hoyer]

why do you use DOT 5 instead of DOT 3?

 I have been using DOT 3 for over 50 years and it has worked just fine.
Flush the system every 2-3 years.  As I recall, DOT 4 is not recommended.

On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 11:48 AM Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 13 May 2024 at 11:50, Gary Forsmo wrote:
>
> > The liquid quantities & prices for DOT 5 seem to be all over the map. The
> > lowest is $6.42 for 11oz. The highest is $124.95 for 1 gallon.
>
> The 11 oz bottle would be fine for you, if you only need topping up
> quantities. If you pull the master, that might still be enough, depending
> on
> where the leak is.
>
> > Searching for GE or Dow Chemical, as a manufacturer of DOT 5, seems to be
> > elusive.  But I'm not the most capable  "researcher", either.
>
> I'm not sure how one might confirm that fact. It was something I learned
> over
> the years of researching DoT-5.
>
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