Time to bleed again...I don't really mind using some extra oils to make sure oils are all bleed out. So ATE blue or not is not too important. I want performance and reliability first! I think Motul had a longer history and better known performance than ATE...right? And what about their spec, anyone know the boiling points...etc? Some said in the past that ATE comes with metal containers and Motul with plastics, saying that Motul is easeir to trap mositure if kept for long...is this true?

Finally, where can I buy boxes of ATE or Motul online for cheap?

 

try the motul site http://www.motul.com they have the specs of the Motul RBF600 brake fluid.

 

Here are the dry and wet boiling points for many of the most popular brake fluids:

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: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


ARRANGED BY WET BOILING POINT:

DRY:401F -- WET:284F --- DOT3 MINIMUM
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:590F -- WET:518F --- CASTROL SRF

It's true that Motul comes in a plastic container, not true that it absorbs moisture faster than it would in a metal container. BTW, note that Motul's wet boiling point is still higher than ATE's.

 

Thanks Ken for the detailed analysis. Motul it is for eternity!
BTW, this is Ray from the NE crew.


[Modified by nEoMuGen, 9:33 PM 6/6/2002]

 

No prob, Ray.

BTW, it was a pleasure to meet you and David and Oscar and Edwin and Lance and Ralph and the rest of the NE crew at the Expo!



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