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Many thanks G!  I thought the DOT 4 would be OK, but needed someone to confirm to give me full confidence. Car in garage. All wheels off.  Adjusters locked up.  Fingers crossed!

I need to bleed the 4 wheel Girling hydraulic brakes on my 1955 2 Litre but am unsure what type of fluid to use. Clearly the days of 'Girling only' oil are long gone and I will have to use a universal fluid but these days there is a bewildering variety available for different applications which did not exist in the 1940s/50s. I have plenty of Comma DOT 4 synthetic fluid available.  Would it be suitable?  Advice please, as I don't want to damage anything.

Does anyone have any information please? I've seen quite a few illustrations of 2 Litre engines where the brass breather vents in the rocker/cam cover have been fitted with  - or replaced with - elbows that allow breather pipes to be fitted, though I assume these were never a standard fitment. I've no idea who manufactures these or whether they have been hand made by individual owners. I would like to acquire a couple to pipe away the slight smell of oil vapour which seems to pervade the cockpit of the car when the engine is warm.  I gather from comments I've read previously that this is not an uncommon problem.  Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Chris