dsowen

I have a two-day DE this weekend and in preparation I flushed out the ATE Racing Blue and replaced it with ATE SL (not SL.6). I mistakenly thought this was the same as the ATE Gold (which is labelled TYP 200 and is the same as the Blue). The boiling point for the SL is slightly lower than the Blue/Gold. I'm running a bone-stock '00 996 with fresh stock pads and Pilot tires so I'm not really over-extending the brakes.

My question is: would you run the SL for the weekend, or flush it beforehand with ATE Blue (which I do have another can of on hand)? (Alternatively, I could just flush if necessary during the weekend.)

Thanks for any advice.

David

schwank

Run the SL, you will not likely notice any change in performance. I have run all three formulas in the past and switch frequently based on what's on my shelf.

dsowen

Thanks. I'll probably run the SL and just be prepared to flush it out if my brakes go soft.

67King

Can you even generate enough heat with stock pads to make it boil? In reading your post, I'd be more concerned about an upgraded pad than the fluid. Most fluid has a pretty decent dry boiling point. It is the wet boiling point that separates the good stuff from the bad, going off of memory.

LC MotorSports

In this case you will be okay with the brake pad / Fluid combination... BUT, I would suggest that you flush the system again for next year and also flush the clutch slave cylinder (as it pulls from the same resevoir).

Even with OEM pads you can generate enough heat to boil the fluid.

Ray S

+1

sbelles

As long as the fluid was dry (sealed) to start with I wouldn't worry at all.

dsowen

Thanks guys. I did the flush with fresh, unopened fluid, so it should be good to go. Bled the clutch slave cylinder as well. I'll definitely be putting new fluid in again before next year.

David

TrackDays247.com

I 'sell' boith ATE and Motul...so many instances where ATE does not cut it...depends...

quickxotica

Btdt - now I use Motul 600 and NEVER have any more braking issues.

Turn3 Autosport

I agree with Craig, in a lot of cases we can fix soft pedal issues with a simple change from ATE to Motul.... So for that reason it goes in all cars we see that are heading to the track. We still use ATE for folks who are not going to the track....

Cheers

996TWINS

+1 on the Motul RBF600. Only thing better is Castrol SRF, but $$$