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Understanding BRAKE FLUIDS
Why is a low boiling point temperature not acceptable?
When driving aggressively on windy mountain roads or race circuits, brake pad can reach over 300℃. This high heat gets passed onto the brake fluid through the calipers, which can raise the fluid temperature over 200℃. If the brake fluid is repeatedly heated past it’s boiling point, some of the fluid vaporizes and creates bubbles within the brake lines. This is a very dangerous situation since this can lead what is commonly know as vapour lock, or simply the brakes not working. This occurs since the vapour is compressed instead of the fluid so the brake pads do not move.