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evening all
my hopes need bleeding and i need some dot5.1 oil
is there any stand out ones or are they all the same
cheers


 
Posted : 18/06/2009 8:17 pm
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I'm currently using some Mercedes branded stuff - but anything really will do as long as it's 4 or 5.1 [not 5]


 
Posted : 18/06/2009 8:21 pm
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As uplink has said, as long as it's 4 or 5.1 you'll be fine, car or motor bike will do no need to pay the premium just because it has "cycle" on the container.


 
Posted : 18/06/2009 8:26 pm
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Did mine today, popped to halfrauds and looked at the bike section.

£4.99 for 125ml of DOT 5.1.

Car section £4.49 for 250ml Dot 5.1

Hmmmm! how can they get away with a blatant rip off like that?


 
Posted : 18/06/2009 9:26 pm
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been to halfords today an asked about their oil an the guy said to buy the proper bike oil whatever that is


 
Posted : 18/06/2009 9:43 pm
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Just this minute got in from bleeding the gf's mono minis ready for our sierra Nevada biking trip tom. I just bought a small bottle of dot 5.1 from halfords and some car washer jet hose to aid bleeding for 8 quid. No probs at all. All fluid is the same whether car/ mbike etc


 
Posted : 18/06/2009 11:15 pm
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If you want to spend big money, because you want to and believe the claims, higher boiling point, dry and wet (brake fluid absorbs moisture over time) [url= http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-1078-motul-rbf-660-factory-line-race-brake-fluid.aspx ]Motul RBF 660 [/url].

Probably still cheaper than some mtb labelled bottles.

[url= http://www.opieoils.co.uk/c-640-brake-fluids.aspx ]Others available[/url].


 
Posted : 19/06/2009 12:03 am