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Motocraft HD fluid is supposed to be pretty good IIRC. ... I use ATE. It works good and I like that they have blue and gold, so you know for sure when you got all the old junk out.
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The word on teh intarweb is that Ford has sent production of their HD fluid to China and quality has dropped. There's a C int he part # if it's the new cheap stuff.
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Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
The word on teh intarweb is that Ford has sent production of their HD fluid to China and quality has dropped. There's a C int he part # if it's the new cheap stuff.
The new supplier is a company called CCI, as opposed to the old stuff coming from Dow chemical. The new stuff supposedly has comparable boiling temps dry and wet. And while most will say that Ford switched because the CCI fluid was cheaper, that isn't entirely true; they switched because the new stuff has much lower viscosity, especially at cold temps, and it allows the IVD/RSC systems to meet thier performance targets at all temps without using very expensive active brake boosters.
I never had any issues with any of my brake test vehicles running the CCI fluid, but, by the same token, I never had any real race track experience with it either.
Oh, and I would recommend against the Valvoline Synpower fluid; my experience with it is that it is the worst fluid I have ever used. It was fine when I put it in the car, but, it was so hygroscopic that I had to reflush the entire system within a month because I couldn't stand the pedal feel.
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Thanks Rara. I have been flushing a lot so I haven't noticed any problems at all - I'll just recommend it for track cars that see frequent changes then.
I hope the new Ford fluid is still good. It's cheap and available, and always worked well for me. I'll give it a shot in the daiy driver if (when?) the Valvoline I just put in gets wet.
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I've run ATE in mine for quite a while. I was able to pick up a jug of it from a foreign auto parts store that carries OEM stuff for VW/Audi/BMW/MB stuff like that. They've even got a good selection of Opel parts. 
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well i did the brakes today, the rears are a pita but the caliper was all screwed up, it was in rough shape, hopefully this ford remanufactured ones works well..looked nice anc clean though lol. I was reading in the brake bleeding howto's that you should also bleed the clutch, is that somthing i have to do since i only had to bleed like only one side?
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You should flush the entire system including clutch since they all work off the same resevoir. Just for braking response alone.
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Originally posted by todras:
You should flush the entire system including clutch since they all work off the same resevoir. Just for braking response alone.
yea, will it kill me if I dont? Im planning on getting the whole brake system flushed along with new tranny fluid (RP) is it alright if I wait a month?
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maybe you can come down here once you get this all worked out hoooooney.. i started to notice a little bit of a squeak coming from my front left .. so when ever i hear it i just slam the brakes and the sound stops.. until it starts again. 
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Originally posted by Goonz SVT:
yea, will it kill me if I dont?
No.
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