I'm trying to find as many people that are using Ate Super Blue. My dealer is giving me a hard time with a second occurrence with a clutch slave and a all brake components because there was Ate Super Blue is the system. Please let me know if if are using Ate Super Blue

Any help woud be much appreciated

 

That is what dealers do. A friend had the same problem. Pulled the car from the dealer, flushed the system back to OEM, took it to a different dealer and had it fixed under warranty. Sometimes the battle is not worth fighting. Just get it fixed.

 

Does the hand book say "Use Only" ....
Or does it say use "blah blah" or equivelent.

You should not have to go through all that BS

 

Thanks for the reply. They flushed the system back to oem when they replaced the clutch slave last time and the super blue hasn't been in there since. Thay say its still contaminated from when it was in there for one week, two months ago. Am i wrong or is this BS. Thanks again

 

It is BS

 

Haven't had any issues yet, but if the dealer tries to tell you that Ate makes an inferior products (to BMW) tell them to take a look at the back of an OEM brake pad or brake caliper (both made by ate)

 

I've been using it for 2 years and 50k+ miles. Have had NO issues with either brakes or clutch.
Jim

 

Take it to a different dealer?

 

The Minis slave cylinder is problematic anyway, so any dealer blaming the fluid is just being a big PIA.
When mine went I took it to my dealer and told then to please use the can of blue that was in the car, as that's all I use. No problem.
That's why I drive two hours to that dealer rather then one hour to another.

 

Yep, go to another dealer. Yours doesn't know what he's talking about. The brakes are made by ATE. When I installed my new brake pads it looked like the fluid was ATE 200, which is exactly the same as the SuperBlue only it's an amber color.

Who is your dealer?

 

Your dealer is being a pain as stated. My dealer uses Blue in the shop. They've flushed the system for me twice a year and they didn't throw out their power bleeder when they were done. Find another dealer.

 

If you research the BMW forums you will find that BMW owners often spout out that Super Blue is recommended for BMW's, however, I was unable to find any proof of that.

The MINI Owners Manuals says to use a factory approved brake fluid, and after more research Super Blue isn't on that list--of course.

Spec wise, it should be the same or better than the OEM brake fluid, but dealers will use ANY excuse to get out of fixing your MINI.

 

On other cars, ATE Super Blue has have a tendency to mess with the clutch slave (I haven't noticed)--causing it to squeak

The real warranty related thing is, Super Blue, due to the dye isn't technically "Street Legal", ie meeting DOT specifications. Type 200 (which is Super Blue minus the dye) is.