Brake
Master
Cylinder
Your brake master cylinder is here.
It
is
filled with
DOT-3 brake fluid.
won’t work at all.
So,
it isn’t a good idea
to
“top off’
your brake fluid. Adding brake fluid won’t correct a
leak.
If
you add fluid when your linings are worn, then
you’ll
have too much fluid when you get new brake
linings. You should add (or remove) brake fluid, as
necessary, only when work
is
done on the brake
hydraulic system.
A
CAUTION:
If
you
have
too
much
brake
fluid,
it
can
spill
on
the
engine.
The
fluid
will
burn
if
the engine
is
hat
,..ough.
You
or
others
could
be
burned,
and
you1
vehicle could
be damaged.
Add
brake
fluid
only
when
work
is
done on
the
brake
hydraulic
system.
There are
only
two reasons why
the
brake fluid level in
your master cylinder might
go
down. The first is that the
brake fluid goes down to an acceptable level during
normal brake lining wear. When new linings are put in,
the fluid level goes back up.
The
other reason is that
fluid
is
leaking out
of
the brake system.
If
it is, you
should have your brake system fixed, since a leak means
that sooner
or
later your brakes won’t work well, or
When your brake fluid falls to a low level, your brake
warning light will come on. See “Brake System Warning
Light” in the Index.
When your brake fluid falls to a low
level,
your brake
warning light will come
on
and a chime will sound.
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