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tubman · 03-11-2025, 09:52 AM

When I did my Corvette, the instructions that came with the DOT-5 said to heat it to about 200 degrees. Strangely, when I have looked for this in the past, I have not been able to find it anywhere else. Anyway, I bought a cheap aluminum teapot at the dollar store for that purpose and just heated it on my garage heater. I was also careful when refilling the master reservoir to minimize any agitation of the heated fluid (as above). The problem with DOT-5 is that it absorbs air, not water.

03-11-2025, 09:52 AM	#9
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 11,630	Re: Switch to silicon brake fluid? When I did my Corvette, the instructions that came with the DOT-5 said to heat it to about 200 degrees. Strangely, when I have looked for this in the past, I have not been able to find it anywhere else. Anyway, I bought a cheap aluminum teapot at the dollar store for that purpose and just heated it on my garage heater. I was also careful when refilling the master reservoir to minimize any agitation of the heated fluid (as above). The problem with DOT-5 is that it absorbs air, not water.