I just put brembo rotors and axxis pads on my g2 integra. What kinda fluid do i use, and are the bleeder screws the little things with rubber caps on them?

 

use DOT 3 brake fluid, DOT 4 if you can afford it.....my buddy used DOT 4 and said the brakes felt a little better....could be total BS too.....DOT 3 will work just fine

the bleeder screws should be on the caliper somewhere near the top, not sure though, but i'd put my money on the little things with the rubber caps on them....

 

yes i do believe they are the little things with the rubber caps. ill be doing my brake/clutch/coolant flush for the first time this weekend(hopefully if my speedbleeders come). And ill be using OEM honda brake fluid. You cant go wrong with OEM Honda fluid.

 

valvloline synpower all the way

 

I used to use Castrol LMA, liked it. I had troubles after I switched to Valvoline SynPower. Now I use ATE Blue.

DOT 4 has higher boiling points than DOT 3. If you don't get your brakes hot enough to boil, you probably won't notice the difference.

 

I always use the Honda Pro DOT 4 brake fluid for the clutch. You can find it at any Honda motorsports stores.

I've tried the Valvoline SynPower stuff and it just robs the clutch of any feel.

 

Yes the rubber caps cover your bleeder screw. There is an order you are supposed to go in but i forget what it is, my advice buy a haynes or some other manual that will tell you everything you need to know.

 

What kind of troubles??

 

the long story...
'89 Saab 900 & '95 GS-R
I always used Castrol LMA but for a while it was hard to find. SynPower has higher boiling points anyway, so why not? I started getting MC leakdown in both cars after I switched. Then I found more Castrol, switched back. Saab MCs were fine, but I had to replace the GS-R brake MC anyway. In addition, the GS-R clutch began feeling sticky, but the pedal pivots were well-greased. It feels like the piston seal needs to be lubricated. Not the same kind of 'grinding' feel as if it were metal parts scraping together. I tried greasing the slave piston rod & the socket in the throw-out fork, no change.

Here's what I THINK is going on...
SynPower is a poly-glycol based DOT 5.1 fluid, fully mixable with DOT 3 and 4, which are also poly glycol. DOT 5 (not 5.1) is silicone, which is bad for 'most' brake systems. DOT 5.1 requires low cold viscosity. DOT 3 & 4 specs don't seem to 'forbid' the low viscosity of DOT 5.1, so SynPower is compatible with DOT 3 & 4, while meeting DOT 5.1 specs. Maybe the low viscosity doesn't lubricate or seal the piston seals as well.

YMMV, 'cause I'm not absolutely sure that it wasn't all a coincidence.

 

Thanks for the info, JimBlake! It looks like I'm going to heed your warning and try something else.