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davidpalfreyman

Member Since: 06 Oct 2010
Location: tanzania
Posts: 67

2009 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Alpine White

Suitable brake fluid

Time to change the brake fluid but nothing here in Tanzania meets the spec needed.
Plain DOT 4 is available but as it is made here, it doesn't match up with the of the technical spec for the DOT 4 mentioned in the manual.
Will it do? If not, what are the consequences?
Grateful for any input.
Thanks, David

7th Feb 2014 11:10am

MK

Member Since: 28 Aug 2008
Location: Santiago
Posts: 2449

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Chawton White

I used std DOT4 and no problems over 2 years. Puma 110" SW

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Earth first. Other planets later

7th Feb 2014 11:42am

munch90

Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: guildford
Posts: 3558

do what most garages and dealers do just suck the bit out the master cyl bottle and top up with clean .. not seen many places do it by bleeding on each wheel as you should

7th Feb 2014 11:54am

davidpalfreyman

Member Since: 06 Oct 2010
Location: tanzania
Posts: 67

Thanks very much for your input
David

17th Feb 2014 5:31pm

sraosha

Member Since: 30 Apr 2015
Location: Dar es Salaam
Posts: 29

Re: Suitable brake fluid

davidpalfreyman wrote:
Time to change the brake fluid but nothing here in Tanzania meets the spec needed.
Plain DOT 4 is available but as it is made here, it doesn't match up with the of the technical spec for the DOT 4 mentioned in the manual.
Will it do? If not, what are the consequences?
Grateful for any input.
Thanks, David

Hi David,

Same question here, same location. Are you in Msasani? In the worst case you can ask and buy at CMC - just don't go for their 2million Tsh services.

Cheers,

Claus

8th May 2015 2:30pm

Dave-H

Member Since: 08 Feb 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1507

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green

munch90 wrote:
do what most garages and dealers do just suck the bit out the master cyl bottle and top up with clean .. not seen many places do it by bleeding on each wheel as you should

We do [well - I certainly do, Can't speak for other Engineers lol] Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.

8th May 2015 3:01pm

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