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Old 09-12-2012, 05:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Brake fluid does indeed absorb moisture, which lowers the boiling point. I was one of a few (and probably many more owners) who boiled their clutch fluid in the summer. I replaced it with Valvoline DOT 4 (surprisingly good stuff), and will swap it, along with the clutch line, to ATE SuperBlue.

Moisture always finds a way to seep in, guaranteed.

Brake fluid and clutch fluid should be changed relatively regularly, to make sure the fluid remains fresh and mostly dry.
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