[bmw] Brake Fluid oops

["Gerry Phillips" <gphill03@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

I messed up and I need to know how badly.  I checked my brake fluid 
reservoir on my '89 535i this past weekend and it was low.   I've topped 
off my brake fluid in the past and I know my car calls for Dot 4, but for 
some reason I picked up Dot 3 and topped it off with that.  I guess I was 
too busy thinking about spending a nice Valentine's evening with my 
fiancee.  I realized it after I had already done it.  My questions are: 
Will Dot 3 hurt anything?  Should I have the system drained and refilled? 
And what are the differences between Dot 3 and Dot 4? 
Thanks in  advance. 


Gerry A. Phillips 
BMWCCA Peachtree Chapter
89 535i
87 325is
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