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Old 2nd May 2015, 18:18   #7
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Originally Posted by bl52krz View Post
If dot4 and dot5.1 are the same? Why have they got different numbers? Surely the spec is different?

The specification is different, DOT 5.1 has a higher boiling point than DOT 4, but they are both based on the same compound - Polyethylene-Glycol.
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