Megane R26 brake fluid recommend

[R26230F1]

Hi guys,

Took the Meg to Bedford autodrome yesterday and left with big brake pedal travel.

Assuming it's brake fluid that has been cooked. What is best to change to? Standard again?

 

[DaveL485]

If you guys are cooking super blue you need a brake upgrade. Bigger discs, less friction needed on the disc for same retardation and more heat dissipation. Your brakes aren't up to it.

 

[Brigsy]

I don't reckon i need a brake upgrade. I cooked the super blue faster in the megane than stock fluid

 

[Ricardo]

As mentioned I never had any problems with the Motul 600 and DS1.11 pads. Maybe it's a mixture of driving style and poor quality fluid compared to Motul that's making the difference?

 

[R26230F1]

Do we have a guide on how to change the brakes fluid?

 

[andybond]

Do we have a guide on how to change the brakes fluid?

This sounds like you would like to create one to me ..

 

[R26230F1]

Lol! Erm... I'll get the bucket of steam ready

 

[R26230F1]

Renaults pics from the day;

 

[papps]

Renaults pics from the day;

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[R26230F1]

Added an album

 

[R26230F1]

Rbf 660 ordered!

 

[R26230F1]

And braided hoses

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Don't know if you felt the clutch pedal change a little in feel as well...? but the clutch fluid and brake fluid are ran off the same reservoir....so if you have OEM fluid in the clutch line, it will boil before the uprated brake fluid will...and the clutch basically becomes fully depressed and doesn't release, 10 mins of cooling and it will return to normal, but just a heads up if it happens, its nothing too much to worry about...I have RBF600 in the clutch line and its never been an issue

Is it ever worth separating the reservoirs for Clutch & Braking so you're not transferring the heat to the clutch piston?

 

[andybond]

Is it ever worth separating the reservoirs for Clutch & Braking so you're not transferring the heat to the clutch piston?

Its not needed Steve really. I gave mine death on the track and never experienced the fade with decent brake fluid and pads.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Its not needed Steve really. I gave mine death on the track and never experienced the fade with decent brake fluid and pads.

So a set of Green Stuff pads and some Wang Li discs and you meggy chaps are sorted... :ca:

 

[DaveL485]

Its not needed Steve really. I gave mine death on the track and never experienced the fade with decent brake fluid and pads.

Agree, the reservoir is only there for top up, there is no flow-through. The stuff at the hot end of the system is static.