JRexA

I have a set of Hydro brakes on the way.

I "think" they are Magura ones, but the seller did not know.

Which type of oil do I need to use?

Can I use car DOT4 brake fluid?

Hydrauilic oil from forklifts, buldozers and such?

Or is it something speciel, ony for 1/5 scale hydro brakes?

I would like to find something that I can buy locally, as changed local postal rules makes shipping of anything likely to be flammable extremely expensive.

radio_controlled_mad

do not use auto brake fluid - you need to use mineral hydro oil,the type fg bottle for the magura brakes is around £10 for 50ml - its the same fluid used in mountain bike hydros,you can get it cheaper from ebay or from bike shop - its called "magura royal blood"

edit - found 100ml bottles cheap on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Magura-Hydraul...QQcmdZViewItem

JRexA

I will see if I can get some from the local Mountain Bike shop.

My problem is that flameable fluids has to go by ship.... That adds 3 weeks time to the shipping, and if it is considered hazmat, like Nitro fuel, then I should add a us$ 100 Hazmat shipper fee + whatever the actual shipping cost is.

R/C Modelsport

http://rcmodelsport.com/product_info...aulic-oil-50ml


Or you can just use mineral oil. Both work well.

Mad Wax

btw bikes use different types of oils for their brakes- DOT and mineral oil, the former stuff is what damages paint. AFAIK you cannot change over oils from one to the other (something to do with the seals)

Make sure get the correct type.

radio_controlled_mad

magura blood is mineral oil - dot is the type used in cars/auto trade and will ruin seals,magura is not a fg brand its a seperate company who just happen to make hydros for fg as well as other applications - there hydro oil is mineral based "magura royal blood" and is used in there mountain bikes brakes showing the magura logo.take alook at the industrial engineering section of there website they show fg brakes.


http://www.magura.com/

BILKO1

Just get some Citreon LHM suspension/brake fluid from your local car parts store its cheaper than FG oil but the same stuff.

radio_controlled_mad

sometimes has to be ordred in though as it a certain grade of oil - was told by krb thats a good alternative to magura blood - only oil stocked in local car shop stocks is d.o.t hydro oil - ruins seals in small hydros.