• 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    19 days ago

    I’ve wondered this for a while and this seems like a good time to ask: Do electric cars use motor oil in the same way as an internal combustion vehicle? Like do you need to get oil changes in an all electric the same way and have a need for a dipstick?

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          19 days ago

          Hmm do brake calipers age? You’re not really using your brakes during normal driving.

          Power steering and other hydraulics would need changing eventually.

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            19 days ago

            Brake fluid is hygroscopic and will accumulate water over time despite being in a nominally sealed system. Water in solution with brake fluid noticeably lowers the boiling point which leads to issues under repeated braking (e.g. down long steep hills) as the fluid boiling means you lose braking capacity in that circuit.

            You should ideally be changing the brake fluid every few years (2-3 being the typical recommendation) and that applies even if the brakes are used less often.

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              19 days ago

              You can use DOT 5.1 to significantly increase that wet boiling point, but it’s expensive for normal car use. I usually use it in my motorcycle, since I’ve experienced brake fade on that before, and it’s… Not fun.

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                18 days ago

                DOT 5.1 to significantly increase that wet boiling point, but it’s expensive for normal car use

                Huh? In here you can get DOT5.1 for the same price than DOT4. Roughly 10€ per litre, depending on brand and how big bottle you get.

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                  16 days ago

                  Not where I am; DOT 5.1 costs 2-3 times as much as DOT 5 locally.

                  DOT 4, $.375/oz.

                  DOT 5.1, $1.42/oz.

                  It’s 3.8x more expensive to buy DOT 5.1 locally.