ATE super blue banned from US

[CarCar]

wtf
http://hooniverse.kinja.com/braking-...989/1154188522

[POS Racing]

Since the "Blue" breaks DOT rules I'm sure Continetal pulled it from US shelves to cover there own ass. Event thou DOT standard has been in place since the late 1960's.

The DOT specifies rules for brake fluid. The various ratings: DOT3 DOT4 and DOT5.1 are all DOT standards specified in "Standard no. 116". The part of rule 116 relating to color is as follows:
S5.1.14 Fluid color. Brake fluid and hydraulic system mineral oil shall be of the color indicated:
DOT 3, DOT 4, and DOT 5.1 non-SBBF—colorless to amber.
DOT 5 SBBF—purple.
Hydraulic system mineral oil—green.

- DOT5 is silicone fluid and shouldn't be used unless it is a 100% fluid replacement and in reality it is only a good choice for a car that is in a museum or collection and isn't going to be used.
- Hydraulic system mineral oil obviously not what we are looking for...

In other words:
DOT spec brake fluid must be transparent. The racing brake fluids that are colored (ATE Super Blue or ATE 200 (gold)) are not DOT compliant simply because of the color.

[OZMDD]

Of course, it is identical in every way but color to the gold variant of ATE. I always appreciated the ability to see the color change when bleeding them, but its a pretty insignificant thing. Stoopid DOT.

[modernbeat]

Still have ONE can of it available at Vorshlag. No gouging.

[CarCar]

Maybe it will be back after package redesign with "for offroad use only" label.

[Mr. Miatie]

Glad I have a few cans already.