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    Posted: 20-March-2009 at 11:26

 

 What is best brake fluid, (doing a complete change) and how much do i need, for a 2003 330i sport saloon

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Points: 6579 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-March-2009 at 12:52

Buy it from a BMW Dealer!  It will be cheapest stuff you can buy and be 100% guaranteed that it will be compatible with your car.

1 litre will be sufficuient for a wee three.  I used less than 1 litre in my E39.

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Points: 8969 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-March-2009 at 19:59
I just used Halfords performance one
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Points: 6579 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-March-2009 at 20:42
I found that the Halfrauds stuff didn't match the spec for the E39.  The E39 needed DOT 4 and Halfrauds only had DOT 5 stuff which isn't compatible with the seals etc in the 'ordinary' Beamers.  You musn't mix up the spec of the brake fluid.  The Castrol DOT 4 from Halfrauds was more expensive than the stuff from the BMW dealer.
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