Synthetic DOT 3 or 4

[CharBaby]

Originally Posted by y_p_w
Depends on which one. Castrol used to sell a DOT 4 fluid called Castrol-LMA for "low moisture activity".


Sure, I remember LMA. I haven't seen it in years.

I believe is stood for "Low Moisture Absorption".

 

[SilverFusion2010]

I buy the cheapest dot 3, usually supertech or Prestone, and service my brakes routinely, which includes bleeding and topping off with fresh fluid

 

[y_p_w]

Originally Posted by Char Baby
Originally Posted by y_p_w
Depends on which one. Castrol used to sell a DOT 4 fluid called Castrol-LMA for "low moisture activity".


Sure, I remember LMA. I haven't seen it in years.

I believe is stood for "Low Moisture Absorption".

Looked it up. It was "Low Moisture Activity".

Someone was trying to sell an empty can on eBay. This must have been really old because I remember when it came in white HDPE bottles in the mid-90s/

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Originally Posted by Char Baby
Originally Posted by y_p_w
Depends on which one. Castrol used to sell a DOT 4 fluid called Castrol-LMA for "low moisture activity".


Sure, I remember LMA. I haven't seen it in years.

I believe is stood for "Low Moisture Absorption".


Castrol still makes it; they just don't use the LMA name on the label anymore. It is simply called Castrol DOT 4 now

 

[Garak]

Originally Posted by Char Baby
Sure, I remember LMA. I haven't seen it in years.

I believe is stood for "Low Moisture Absorption".

As slacktide_bitog indicates, I think they just changed the product name. I've got an older and a newer bottle in the garage. I might have to take a look to see what's actually changed, at least what I can see.

 

[CharBaby]

Yup, very cool!

I think that this is what I was referring to in the "absorption" term from about 20-25 yrs ago. Most likely in advertising only and this is how I read it. Either way, I remember the LMA.

Not this new bottle below but, years ago.

https://www.google.com/search?q=cas...024&bih=546#spd=16771443564882974633

 

[dailydriver]

Originally Posted by y_p_w
Originally Posted by Char Baby
Originally Posted by y_p_w
Depends on which one. Castrol used to sell a DOT 4 fluid called Castrol-LMA for "low moisture activity".


Sure, I remember LMA. I haven't seen it in years.

I believe is stood for "Low Moisture Absorption".

Looked it up. It was "Low Moisture Activity".

Someone was trying to sell an empty can on eBay. This must have been really old because I remember when it came in white HDPE bottles in the mid-90s/

That must be ancient, since they are now headquartered in Wayne, N.J., and not Newark anymore.

 

[y_p_w]

Originally Posted by dailydriver
Originally Posted by y_p_w
Originally Posted by Char Baby

Depends on which one. Castrol used to sell a DOT 4 fluid called Castrol-LMA for "low moisture activity".


Sure, I remember LMA. I haven't seen it in years.

I believe is stood for "Low Moisture Absorption".

Looked it up. It was "Low Moisture Activity".

Someone was trying to sell an empty can on eBay. This must have been really old because I remember when it came in white HDPE bottles in the mid-90s/

Yep. I took it to a shop that used Castrol GT-LMA on everything whether the manufacturer spec'ed DOT 3 or DOT 4. Once I bought in a bottle of Valvoline Pyroil DOT 4 for them to use, but it wasn't enough for both the brakes and clutch. They charged me $5 for a bottle of that back in the 90s. That was more than what I paid for that 32 oz bottle of DOT at WM.