AMSOIL Brake Fluid ... Thoughts?

Has anyone tried out the new AMSOIL brake fluid? It seems pretty good based on the specs ...

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AMSOIL Series 600 DOT 4 Racing Brake Fluid has a dry ERBP of 304°C (580°F) and wet ERBP of 210°C (410°F).

These numbers are nice in comparison with the competition ... just under the ratings for Motul RBF 600 and just above the specs for ATE Super Blue/TYP 200.

I can get a good price on the AMSOIL fluid since I'm a preferred customer and I've been planning for new lines and fluid in the next few weeks. Should I go ahead and give it a shot?

I use the car for DD and auto-cross often. I plan on the occasional track day this year as well. I'm getting Gruppe-S lines and Hawk HP+ pads as well ...

I'm thinking of trying it too. Lets do an install day for the lines, pads, fluid, and I'm gonna do rotors as well.

Sure. I just ordered my lines and am going to order fluids around lunch. You should call my AMSOIL guy and order ...

We can do the installs in my garage if you want.

Ordered the brake fluid. I got 2 12oz bottles to be sure I had enough. I'm replacing all 4 flex brake lines and the flex clutch line along with the fluid change.

My rep admitted to me that the brake fluid isn't made by AMSOIL. They buy it and brand it AMSOIL. Only one other company sells the same fluid and supposedly they sell it at >$70/bottle. I don't knwo the size of these other bottles or the company that sells it.

It's sounds a little off, but my rep knows his stuff and hasn't steered me (or anyone else) wrong yet. AMSOIL does save a ton of overhead since they don't dump cash in to advertising, so they may just be able to sell it that much cheaper ...

My rep is calling me back Monday before he places the order and I'll see if he can tell me the other company that sells the brake fluid.

we is gonna do ours (we = sung, me, charlie)

but this weekend is too damn cold and our pads has not arrived yet.

I'll have to do that soon. Also need to get with Q about the xd-16.

I got all of my fluids in today ... engine, tranny, x-fer case, diff, brakes. I also got my braided clutch and brake lines. I'm hoping to get some installed this weekend.

Anyone wanna help? I'm gonna need someone to operate the brakes/clutch for bleeding ...

Dang, I guess I'm in too late on this one?

I gotta work tomorrow, but I would have loved to help you.

I have next Sunday off though......

Q and Cesar are going to help me .. I've got everything I need except for t a 24 mm socket and tubing for my catch can. I might need a 17 mm wrench too .. not sure if there is one in my kit ...

I'll let you guys know how it goes.

How did it go?

Car is still on jack stands ... We got everything installed and all drivetrain fluids changed. That was easy. The clutch line is a little bit of a pain due to the location of the banjo bolt at the firewall.

The car is still on jack stands because I ran out of brake fluid and still need to bleed my clutch line. We tried to do it first, but the air bubbles in the line were broken up really tiny and we were just wasting fluid bleeding it that way. So, we moved on to the brakes and got them bled.

By the time we'd let the clutch line rest and the air bubbles calm down, I didn't have enough fluid to refill the reservoir. If you've ever bled the clutch, you know why ... you have to fill the brake reservoir to about 3/16" above the full line to fill the clutch reservoir. I didn't have quite enough fluid to reach that far.

I'm ordering another bottle of fluid tomorrow and it should be here tues or wed. Till then I'm driving the Skyline.

I like how you casually mention...."till then, I'm driving the skyline..." hehe

Yeah ... I get to be all cool like Cesar for a few days ... I think it's handy to get to drive the car though. It's like a different world ... driving in traffic is much harder because you don't know where to look for other cars .. it's pretty disorientating. I've got the turn signal down now, but I still often reach to my left for the seatbelt.

Car is reassembled. Everything is working great. It feels like the shifter is a little smoother, but I hadn't driven the car in a week so it could be in my head. Brakes are definitely firmer and the clutch feels mostly the same ... it might give a little more feedback on engagement, but nothing notable.

So, everything but the brake lines is essentially peace of mind with no immediate noticeable performance gains.

Oh, I did have a few shavings in my rear diff, but no large chunks of anything. I'm happy for that.

Lol ... I got a compliment on my fresh brake fluid yesterday at tech inspection.