Can I use DOT 5 brake fluid instead of DOT 4?
Can I use DOT 5 brake fluid instead of DOT 4?
Since DOT 4 and 5.1 are both glycol-based brake fluids they are compatible with each other, which means they can be readily mixed without harming your brake system. Here you can see that silicone based DOT 5 is the odd one out and is not compatible with any other DOT brake fluid.
Can I use any DOT 4 brake fluid?
Yes, brake fluids conforming to DOT 3, Dot 4 and DOT 5.1 can safely be mixed although the performance of the higher specifica on products will be diluted. Silicone (DOT 5) and mineral-based brake fluids should never be mixed with any other types.
What kind of brake fluid does a Jaguar XKE use?
Expensive fluids I might add! For E-types most people seem to feel that it is best to stick with a Dot 3 or 4 (non-silicone) fluid. The prescribed brake fluid for the cars was Girling/Catrol Crimson – which is not available any longer.
What kind of clutch does a Jaguar E-type have?
Jaguar made several changes to the clutch slave cylinder during the production of the E-Type which appear to have caused a fair amount of confusion amongst owners, myself included. The slave cylinder details from the Jaguar literature are: S1 from engine 7E4607 – 95mm hydrostatic self-adjusting cylinder (part C24145)
What is the slave cylinder on a Jaguar E-Type?
Jaguar made several changes to the clutch slave cylinder during the production of the E-Type which appear to have caused a fair amount of confusion amongst owners, myself included. The slave cylinder details from the Jaguar literature are: S1 to engine 7E4606 – short 80mm adjustable cylinder (part C21470)
Can You Bleed from an E type brake system?
Bleeding the E Type brake system can be very difficult, especially if there is a lot of air in it. The use of a urinary catheter syringe has revolutionised this process for me.
Expensive fluids I might add! For E-types most people seem to feel that it is best to stick with a Dot 3 or 4 (non-silicone) fluid. The prescribed brake fluid for the cars was Girling/Catrol Crimson – which is not available any longer.
Jaguar made several changes to the clutch slave cylinder during the production of the E-Type which appear to have caused a fair amount of confusion amongst owners, myself included. The slave cylinder details from the Jaguar literature are: S1 from engine 7E4607 – 95mm hydrostatic self-adjusting cylinder (part C24145)
Jaguar made several changes to the clutch slave cylinder during the production of the E-Type which appear to have caused a fair amount of confusion amongst owners, myself included. The slave cylinder details from the Jaguar literature are: S1 to engine 7E4606 – short 80mm adjustable cylinder (part C21470)
Bleeding the E Type brake system can be very difficult, especially if there is a lot of air in it. The use of a urinary catheter syringe has revolutionised this process for me.
