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What is brake fluid made from?

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Most Brake fluid is made of Glycol-ether. (Dot 3 being the most common). But mineral spirits is used in rare dot 5. Brake fluid is not considered hazardous until it is contaminated by other properties found in a brake system such as dust or metal.

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