Brembo rectangular reservoir pedantry

the lodger · 12-03-2020, 04:50 PM

My Brembo front brake master cylinder, which is rectangular ( M900 from 1995 ) , has a lid which is weeping a bit so I thought I would replace the gasket . There was a cap and gasket for sale on ebay for a reasonable price so I bought the set. It looks like a proper Brembo one , but compared to my original there is a difference in the "warning" script on the top of the cap. My original cap says .......ONLY USE DOT 3+5.......whereas my new one says ......ONLY USE DOT 4...... . The vendor says that Brembo changed their cap part number and hence the warning to exclude a reference to using DOT 5 as it damaged the seals .

Any thoughts anyone ( I warned you it was pedantic ! ) ?

12-03-2020, 04:50 PM	#1
the lodger Registered User Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Chorley Bike: M900 Posts: 160	Brembo rectangular reservoir pedantry My Brembo front brake master cylinder, which is rectangular ( M900 from 1995 ) , has a lid which is weeping a bit so I thought I would replace the gasket . There was a cap and gasket for sale on ebay for a reasonable price so I bought the set. It looks like a proper Brembo one , but compared to my original there is a difference in the "warning" script on the top of the cap. My original cap says .......ONLY USE DOT 3+5.......whereas my new one says ......ONLY USE DOT 4...... . The vendor says that Brembo changed their cap part number and hence the warning to exclude a reference to using DOT 5 as it damaged the seals . Any thoughts anyone ( I warned you it was pedantic ! ) ? __________________ Contents may settle !