I'm waiting on my new break setup to arrive. I ordered some Brembo Sport cross-drilled rotors, Hawk HPS pads, and goodridge G-Stop SS lines. I figure since I'm spending a little money on the brake setup, I might as well run the best fluid I can.

My friend recommended Motul RBF 600, but he drives an Audi A4. He told me I should make sure that it would be OK to run on my integra. Does anyone know if this is a good fluid to run on a DC2? What fluid do you guys run?

 

brake fluid is brake fluid. Just as long its either dot 3 or dot 4 you can pretty much put anything in. Of course some brake fluid has higher boiling point than others.

I put bmw dot 4 brake fluid in mine. why? because i had 15 bottles of it. so why not? haha

 

Dont know what kind, just some dot 3 **** from parts store.

 

I've heard good and bad things about the Motul RBF600. I heard that its really good fluid but that it tends to collect a lot of water quickly, thus not making it a good daily fluid but good as a track pad.

If you really want to get something better than any DOT3 or 4 fluid then i would recommend ATE SuperBlue 200. Lots of people use it, fairly inexpensive and gets the job done.

For reference, taken from; https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=738858
Read that tread if you really want to learn a thing or two about fluid.

ARRANGED BY DRY BOILING POINT:

DRY:401F -- WET:284F --- DOT3 MINIMUM
DRY:446F -- WET:311F --- DOT4 MINIMUM
DRY:500F -- WET:356F --- DOT5 MINIMUM
DRY:502F -- WET:343F --- VALVOLINE SYNPOWER
DRY:509F -- WET:365F --- MOTUL 5.1
DRY:527F -- WET:302F --- AP RACING 551
DRY:536F -- WET:392F --- ATE SUPERBLUE/TYP200
DRY:550F -- WET:284F --- FORD HEAVY DUTY
DRY:590F -- WET:410F --- AP RACING 600
DRY:590F -- WET:518F --- CASTROL SRF
DRY:593F -- WET:420F --- MOTUL RBF600
DRY:610F -- WET:421F --- NEO-SYNTHETIC SUPER DOT 610
DRY:620F -- WET:425F --- COBALT SUPER XRF

ARRANGED BY WET BOILING POINT:

DRY:401F -- WET:284F --- DOT3 MINIMUM
DRY:550F -- WET:284F --- FORD HEAVY DUTY
DRY:527F -- WET:302F --- AP RACING 551
DRY:446F -- WET:311F --- DOT4 MINIMUM
DRY:502F -- WET:343F --- VALVOLINE SYNPOWER
DRY:500F -- WET:356F --- DOT5 MINIMUM
DRY:509F -- WET:365F --- MOTUL 5.1
DRY:536F -- WET:392F --- ATE SUPERBLUE/TYP200
DRY:590F -- WET:410F --- AP RACING 600
DRY:593F -- WET:420F --- MOTUL RBF600
DRY:610F -- WET:421F --- NEO-SYNTHETIC SUPER DOT 610
DRY:620F -- WET:425F --- COBALT SUPER XRF
DRY:590F -- WET:518F --- CASTROL SRF

Ali

 

Nice, thanks alot guys. Yea I didn't really think that it made a huge difference, but I figured as long as I was upgrading, I might as well upgrade my fluid as well.

What does it mean when a brake fluid collects alot of water quickly? I guess I should check out that thread you posted Ali, its probably covered in there...

 

drain your old fluid and run dot 3 or 4 syntec brake fluid

 

I run Motul RB600. Brake fluid is brake fluid however, once you start getting into high heat situations thats when that higher end brake fluid can come into play. I.E. track situations in a hot weather condition. They have higher boiling points than regular DOT 4.

 

dot 3/4

 

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All brake fluid tends to absorb water over time, some more than others, thats why its a good idea to flush your system alon with many other reasons to.

Ali