Reviews of ATE brake fluid

It’s dirt cheap and holds up well. I’ve used it for track duty for years with regular changes and no issues.

This weekend one of my cars got brakes (all four corners and I mic'd the rotors), and a brake fluid flush. FCP Euro supplied all the parts. ATE (original equipment supplier for Mercedes Benz) rear pads- $20, front pads- $60, ATE fluid $15.

Hey, just thought I would chime in that I had this same issue with my f30 335i and I probably found those same forum posts. I used the same ATE 200 in prep for a track day, started squeaking and thought it was the master cylinder, or just the brake pedal… then changed out for pentosin for 4 and it resolved it. Took a couple flushes to cycle it all out of the master cylinder though. But yeah, I can guarantee it’s just the fluid, but it may take a couple flushes like I mentioned.

I've used Ate Typ 200 DOT 4 fluid in many cars over the past 20 years. Never had an issue. So when my 2020 M2 Competition was due for a flush, I ordered 2 liters from FCP Euro. Used my Motiv pressure bleeder and made quick work of the job. The next day I drive the car to work and start noticing a squeak from what sounds like the brake pedal. It starts getting worse the next couple of times I drive the car. I start digging for the source of the issue and can't find it. Googling to see if it's a common issue, I find a few forum posts of people having the same issue in their F30, F8x, etc cars after using Typ 200. Apparently, Typ 200 is not a Low Viscosity DOT 4 fluid. A few owners have even had BMW warranty their master cylinder because the dealers are unaware of the issue.

Expect to chew through tires, brake pads, rotors, and brake fluid if you start tracking the car regularly. From my own experience, I recommend replacing your fluid with something better.

I caved at the end of November and I bought 2 liters of ATE SL.6 from Amazon (with 2026 \"expiration date\" printed on the bottle) and used one full liter again on my wife's car on December 4th WITH no difference in noise as it sadly still there.

I used ATE dot4 SL6 ( 3 cans)* bleeding out all OE fluids! But I did carefully with just 10-12 psi ( Motive)* slowly, 15-20 psi personally for me is risky And probably I will do again next year to completely clear the old fluids, I believe there 5% left there Ate dot 4 SL6 is pretty good for 2 years, I had issue with traction and brake1 pressure sensor(g201-g214) for a year but after flushing it\u2019s gone, my OBD2 tell zero prob now than before flushing !

ATE DOT 4 brake fluid is more than enough except for the most severe track duty (I've autocrossed my car heavily without any issue using it) and is much cheaper than Motul.

ATE super blue fluid is good for the brakes and clutch although it's not blue in color anymore.

I think ATE Type 200 is just fine or at least I never had an issue running with race pads and even when the rubber dust booth at the piston was on fire I still did not have any boiling.