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Having been looking through the Wiki, and making notes of various very very helpful pointers, the one thing I was trying to find aint there, brake/clutch fluid type?

Unless I have overlooked it. Can anyone let me know which type of brake & clutch fluid is needed in a Syncro caravelle 1.9 petrol, and what the capacity of the system is please?

Thanks

Bog standard DOT3 or 4. DOT4 is better because of the higher boiling point, but a little more expensive.

We bought two litres, but only used one for (what appeared to be) a thorough flush & change. So long as the can remains sealed, you can keep it on the shelf relatively indefinitely - remember, it should be changed every two years. You shouldn't ever need to top up - unless there's a problem and a leak - so don't bother keeping anything left in an opened can.

Excellent, thank you for that, will get myself some of the 4, as I want to replace all fluids in the Syncro Im collecting tomorrow.

Micky

As he said ^^^^^ DOT 4 is the way to go, DOT 3 is pretty old hat now and unless someone is selling old stock it's actually more difficult to get hold of as it's been superceeded for some time now.
Bleed the brakes from the furthest to the nearest (wheel cylinder to master cylinder)
I always revisit the first wheel cylinder 'again' as this is the 'flushing' or first bleed so can still have a proportion of the old fluid in it.
Also 'ALMOST' empty the resevoir with that 'first' bleed (almost but don't let it run dry and suck in air)...so you have 90% fresh fluid once refilled...I'm being finicky i know but you are trying to get 100% fresh fluid in all the lines/cylinders and calipers so it's good to get rid of most of the old fluid through the first cylinder (O/S/R on a left hand drive) opposite diagnal corner to the driver.
Fully open nipples and try not to allow 'pressure' when bleeding as this has been known to damage master cylinder 'tandem' seals. Pressure bleeding is best 'IF' you have access to such a device.

Martin

Thanks for your advice my friend!