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Is there an easy way to tell if a brake fluid is regular dot 3 or is silicone? Mea culpa but I did not record what is in different cars.
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Test for Dot 3 - put some on a painted surface (not on the car)....if it blisters the paint its Dot 3.
Gene Schneider
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Put a drop in a container of water. If it dissolves it is Dot 3. If Dot 5 it will not!
How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!
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Both excellent suggestions. Thanks
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Silicone is colored purple then over the years turns a yellow.
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