RE: [DML] Brake fluid Again

["Mike Griese" <mike.griese@xxxx>]

Jason

Girling uses seals that contain more natural rubber than
domestic brake manufacturers. The Castrol brake fluid
is kinder to the seals than other brands. If you change
fluids from Castrol to something else, you can pretty
much expect to have to rebuild master and slave cylinders
and the calipers within a couple of years. This is not
strictly a DeLorean issue. Lotuses have the same problems
with brake fluids.

I have noticed that GTLMA seems to have been withdrawn
from the US market. There is a local Castrol dealer
in Rochester who can't order GTLMA anymore. If you find
some in a shop somewhere, buy all you can. If you don't
want to, call me and I'll buy it...

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Rowe [mailto:rowejj@xxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:08 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] Brake fluid Again


Well, I've went to all the local parts stores and no one has any
castrol. I asked the guy
at napa if he could order some for me so he looked and said that they don't
have it listed. He
then asked me why it has to be castrol dot 4 and not any other dot 4. I said
good question and
I'll find out. So why does it have to be Castrol? He said that the fluid is
so regulated that there
really can't be much difference between all of the brands. So what is so
special about it?

Thanks in
advance....again.....................Jason #5903