Pentosin Brake Fluid
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Has anyone used the Pentosin brand brake fluid? I did a quick search and didn't see much.
It seems like it would be a decent low cost fluid ($8.61/L @ RA). Thoughts?
Dry boiling point: 265C/509F
Wet boiling point: 165C/329F
Probably matters that I do not track my car, and only do a few autocross events a year.
It seems like it would be a decent low cost fluid ($8.61/L @ RA). Thoughts?
Dry boiling point: 265C/509F
Wet boiling point: 165C/329F
Probably matters that I do not track my car, and only do a few autocross events a year.
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It is fine for many applications.
If you bleed frequently, pay more attention to the dry boiling point. If you bleed infrequently, pay more attention to the wet boiling point. Either way, I doubt you will approach the limits for autoX use.
Check out this chart to compare Pentosin to other offerings.
https://www.lelandwest.com/brake-flu...ow=1&SF=4&ST=2
It is high enough on the list to at least be worth the money, if you do not plan to push it too hard. The next step up is ATE Typ 200 at around $16 per Liter.
If you bleed frequently, pay more attention to the dry boiling point. If you bleed infrequently, pay more attention to the wet boiling point. Either way, I doubt you will approach the limits for autoX use.
Check out this chart to compare Pentosin to other offerings.
https://www.lelandwest.com/brake-flu...ow=1&SF=4&ST=2
It is high enough on the list to at least be worth the money, if you do not plan to push it too hard. The next step up is ATE Typ 200 at around $16 per Liter.
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^ ATE 200 is still a good performer, and many of the "better" fluids in the list are not readily available, or at least not in the US. Personally, I use ATE in my cars that have ducts, and any of the 600 fluids in my cars that do not. The 600 fluids are basically all the same, so I buy on price. Redline RL600 has been winning in that respect lately.
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Pretty crazy for 2$ a bottle.
For auto x, if you get the brakes hot enough to boil the fluid in a stock HP Miata you're doing it wrong. Some guys even swap to 1.6 brakes to save weight or Swiss cheese their rotors.
Pretty crazy for 2$ a bottle.
For auto x, if you get the brakes hot enough to boil the fluid in a stock HP Miata you're doing it wrong. Some guys even swap to 1.6 brakes to save weight or Swiss cheese their rotors.
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Yep. For the money, ATE is great. Motul RBF600 is a better fluid but at 2x the price. SRF is the best fluid money can buy at ~5x the price of ATE. In my own race cars, I run ATE, except in cars which are restricted to undersized brakes by the rules (i.e. PTE dyno-class 1.6 cars running stock 1.6 brakes) or endurance race cars which have to run long stints on the same fluid. In those cases, I shell out for Castrol SRF.