Silicone Brake Fluid

[Charrlie_S]

Charlie, that is a rather goofy IMO link:

"The Castrol brake fluid also has a high viscosity, which means it won’t compress under pressure."

Not sure that claim is accurate regarding viscosity.

It also claims water and soap is alternative emergency alternative for BF, I guess so is urine?

I agree. The viscosity is related to the "flow" at a given temperature. I just posted that link to see what the "race cars" use. I would thing that if silicone fluid is SOOO good it would be used in extreme applications like circle or road racing. I don't have a lot of personal experiance with "silicone" brake fluid. When I worked in industrial maint we had many (close to 100) Crown lift trucks, that had silicone brake fluid in them. 15-20 years ago. We had major problems with leakage. We eventually wound up changing over to "DOT 3" fluid, when replaceing the leaking seals. That cured our problem.
That said that is comparing apples to oranges. On my cars (old or newer) I use DOT 3 and flush the system every 2 or 3 years ( as recommed by the OEM) to purge any moisture.
PS: If you are woried about paint damage due to spillage, just flush the spill with lots of plain water.

 

[j-c-c-62]

The link read like it was written by a BF (boyfriend) of the Kardashians that had a BF (brake fluid) dealership.