Perfectly safe. It's a synthetic form of the old DOT4. IIRC, it's the lubriucant additive part that's synthetic. Otherwise, they are still glycol-ether based, and will absorb water over time.
Viggy On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 12:48 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > Honda specs call for DOT 4 brake fluid. > > I've read specific warnings against using DOT 5 which is silicone- > based. > > But the DOT 4 available on shelves now is marked "synthetic." > > So questions are, what's in synthetic DOT 4 fluid, how does if differ > from non-synthetic (if there is such a thing), and is it safe to use > in our systems? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
