MINI Recommends brake system flush EVERY 2 YEARS as listed in the 'Additional Service Items' section of Inspection II. This will help maximize longevity of the complex ABS system.
If you're thinking of replacing your brake lines, pads, or rotors on your MINI or just want to get better performance out of your stock brake system, this is a great product to make bleeding your brakes worth your time. Don't replace your brake fluid with stock fluid if you have the opportunity to go to a performance brake fluid like the ATE® Super Blue or ATE® TYP 200 Amber.
Select Super Blue or TYP 200 Amber from the pull-down menu.
ATE® Super Blue or ATE® TYP 200 Amber DOT 4 Performance Brake fluid is an ideal choice for handling the high demands placed on your MINI's brake system, regardless of whether you are involved in autocross, road racing or high performance street driving.
ATE® Super Blue and ATE® TYP 200 Amber has a dry boiling point of 536F and a wet boiling point of 396F which far exceeds standard brake fluids meeting the DOT 4 requirements. This fluid is NOT SILICONE and is compatible with conventional brake fluid. 100% synthetic fluid is specifically designed to resist the high temperatures of racing brakes and yet very suitable for daily driving.
This top-of-the-line product lies 20 °C over the DOT 5.1 standard and surpasses this standard in nearly all the other requirements as well. This means that your MINI can go without a brake fluid change for up to 3 years while products with a lower wet boiling point have to be replaced considerably more often (e.g. DOT 3 products should be replaced annually).
The overall high dry and wet boiling points make this fluid an excellent choice for street driven vehicles where brake fluid is flushed less frequently than in racing cars.
Also, the tint of the fluid makes bleeding brakes easy! You can easily tell when you have flushed out the older fluid.
One can should be enough for a complete MINI brake system flush, but we recommend two cans in case you have persistent bubbles.
More frequent fluid changes is recommended for racing applications.
TIP: Racers frequently will alternate fluid flushes using both the SuperBlue and TYP 200 (Amber). The identical specifications of the fluid and difference in color makes it easy to know when you have completely flushed old fluid out of the system.
Note: Florida State Law prohibits the use of BLUE brake fluid.
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