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    #11
    parehas glycol based ang DOT 3 & 4. huwag lang ung DOT 5 na silicon based. but recommened pa rin kung ano nakasulat sa car manufacturer na DOT rating.

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    #12
    Glycol based nga. Sabi naman nung mekaniko sa powertorq ayos lang daw yung ganun.

    Ayos lang kaya patagalin ko siya for another 2 years/35k kms?

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    #13
    Quote Originally Posted by lowslowbenz View Post
    Read the last/bottom paragraph of the link I gave you. Baka magka-problema ka dyan. Re: Compatibility issue.

    YUP tama po si Sir LSB. pero double check na din mga Sir kasi minsan backwards compatible ang rating gn mga yan.

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    ^

    maybe for ordinary motorist he wouldn't care much about it pero pag mga oc na tulad natin, eh kailangan palitan yan. gamitin mo na lang 6 months/8.75kms tska mo palitan kung nanghihinayang ka sa binayad mo sa brake fluid.

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    #15
    ^ yan na lang gawin ko. 245 per bottle yun eh. Yung mag1 pala na dot3 145 lang, kaya I though mas mahal mas maganda. Tsktsk

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    #16
    Quote Originally Posted by beni23 View Post
    Glycol based nga. Sabi naman nung mekaniko sa powertorq ayos lang daw yung ganun.

    Ayos lang kaya patagalin ko siya for another 2 years/35k kms?
    That's up to you. If it were me, balik ako sa DOT3. There are certain brake components that are designed to match certain types of brake fluids (brake seals, cups, glands). Hence the compatibility issue. I would not risk using a wrongly rated brake fluid and suffer brake failure because of it. Please take note that this is a safety issue as well.

    OK ang mechanico na yan ah .... Talo pa nya mga design engineers ng manufacturer! Hanep sa recommendation.

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    #17
    ^

    345ml lang ata un sir beni? ilan ml or liters ba na consume mo sa brake fluid change? bleed pa kasi nila un....

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    #18
    ^ 5 bottles ang ginamit kaya medyo nanghihinayang ako.

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    Partner, mura na yan kesa lumusot preno mo at damputin ka sa palayan. Charge to experience mo nalang yung sabi ng mechanico.

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    #20
    Thanks master LSB! Tinawagan ko na siya, dalhin ko na lang daw ulit dun bukas.

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