Shimano Mineral Oil, or best alternative?

niceandy
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I tried the Citroen LHM stuff once and it was a lot thicker viscosity then the Shimano stuff. This made the brakes feel strange and in very low temperatures it felt rubbish (like the fluid had got even more viscous).

Yes I would avoid Halfords LHM, it went weirdly sticky in my XT 4 pots.

1 litre bottles of Shimano mineral oil in stock here for £20.99 plus £4.99 postage: https://www.bikester.co.uk/shimano-mineral-oil-for-disc-brakes-1l-M913399.html

I had some delivered last week, delivery was only 3-4 days.

Juice lubes have got a 3 for 2 offer on at the moment.

Does the Shimano stuff ever go off? Moved brakes from one bike to another.
Worked fine on old bike but now I’m frequently bleeding and no power.
I guess one of the banjo rubbers might be pinched but I can’t see any leakage.

Ive been using Johnsons baby oil for years (in the brakes) no problems

Does the Shimano stuff ever go off?

Not that I’ve ever noticed, current bottle is 2 or 3 years old. I suspect if it did go off the colour would change and it would be obvious.

To answer the OP’s question, I have used this in the past and seen no issues – Link

Saying that, I’d pay the £25 in the link a few posts up and be sorted for the next few years.