Brake light comes on intermittently

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11-06-13, 12:42 PM

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Do you have a recommended brake fluid brand/type for your GS? I know that the GS uses DOT3. I know you cant mix DOT5 with it but I hear that I could add DOT4 or DOT5.1.

Im not going to do a full bleed but will do that soon.

I don't have any idea since I haven't had to mess with mine, but I'd check on brake fluid type with the dealer, otherwise I'm sure there's some threads on here that could turn up something in a search.

Ook this is what a little google time turned up:

Toyota Dot 3 Brake fluid. I've also seen other sites recommend 5.1 but I don't know if that's ok or not (of course you don't want to mix anything).
http://lexus.sewellparts.com/accesso...1998/4368.html

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11-06-13, 02:43 PM

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Recently my brake light on the cluster keeps coming on. Its intermittent, but from researching it seems to point to low brake fluid. I just had my wheels put on and the shop said the brakes were ok, still plenty of wear left.

That being said, which brake fluid can I use with the existing stuff in there? Ive looked at these, but not sure if there is something better?

ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter
Amazon.com: ATE 706202 Original TYP 200 DOT 4 Brake Fluid - 1 Liter: Automotive

Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504
Amazon.com: Castrol GT LMA Brake Fluid - 32oz. 12504: Automotive

I'm using the Castrol GT LMA. It's for DOT3 & DOT4. Works fine, it's been over 2 years already.

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11-06-13, 03:45 PM

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I'm using the Castrol GT LMA. It's for DOT3 & DOT4. Works fine, it's been over 2 years already.

Thank you for the recommendation...I'll go that way

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10-31-21, 11:55 AM

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I am not too sure but sounds more like there is a small leak, you should take it to another workshop if you can't seem to find the exact problem or solution to it.