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Author Message   EricV (Bender2033) Member Username: Bender2033 Post Number: 129 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 07:28 pm:    I have been able to find this valvoline product: http://www.valvoline.com/pages/products/product_detail.asp?product=51 From the internet: Though some companies (e.g. Valvoline) tout it, while others don't, most brake fluids available today *are* synthetic. They are largely glycol based fluids of various formulations (to hit the DOT3 / DOT4 specs, they must perform to different standards.) E.g. The MSDS for Castrol-GT LMA brake fluid lists composition as: "Mixed glycol ethers, glycol ether borate esters, glycol derivatives, alkylamines and alkyl aromatic." Any thoughts?   Ron Brown (Ron) Member Username: Ron Post Number: 70 Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 07:57 pm:    Find GTLMA   EricV (Bender2033) Member Username: Bender2033 Post Number: 130 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 08:06 pm:    I have checked Wally World, Advance, and Auto Zone. Tomorrow I'll check NAPA and Bap Geon. If both of those turn up empty what other brand would you suggest?   Ron Brown (Ron) Member Username: Ron Post Number: 72 Registered: 04-2001 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 08:11 pm:    Lucas Girling (aka girling crimson)   Steve Cooper (Scrover) Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 201 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 08:12 pm:    http://www.britishpacific.com has it. I got some a while back. It's on page 23 of their Accessory Catalog. Unless, of course, you need it b4 the weekend.   EricV (Bender2033) Member Username: Bender2033 Post Number: 132 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 10:50 pm:    Thanks Steve!   Jeffry Scott (Jeffry) Member Username: Jeffry Post Number: 59 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 12:44 am:    founf mine at BAP.   Mike Rupp (Mike_rupp) Member Username: Mike_rupp Post Number: 155 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 08:18 am:    Pep Boys   Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 49 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 09:48 am:    what's the big deal with the brand? why not just use whatever brand dot 3 or 4 depending on what the book calls out? rd   Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 51 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 09:58 am:    this is the spec from the manual for 1990-1995 ABS Range Rover   Jeffry Scott (Jeffry) Member Username: Jeffry Post Number: 60 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 01:10 pm:    many have found other brands eat away at the seals Land Rover uses in the vehicles, causing all sorts of problems. Castrol is the brand that plays nice the the Rover rubber.   Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Senior member Username: Leslie Post Number: 1792 Registered: 02-2002 Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 01:48 pm:    Castrol LMA is the modern-day version of the Lucas Girling.... stick w/ it; as said, British stuff doesn't like the others... Advance has it usually; maybe they were out at the time.... NAPA, Advance, PepBoys, they should all have it... not seen it at Auto-Zone or WallyWorld before, though.... IMHO, FWIW.... -L   EricV (Bender2033) Member Username: Bender2033 Post Number: 135 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Friday, February 21, 2003 - 09:59 pm:    THanks for all the replys folks. Pep BOys had it! Whoo!