Brakes
Brake
Fluid
Your brake master cylinder reservoir is here. It is filled
with
DOT-3
brake fluid.
of the brake system.
If
it is, you should have your brake
system fiied,
since
a
leak means that sooner or later your
brakes won’t work well, or 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.
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If
you have too much brake fluid, it can spill
on the engine. The fluid will burn
if
the engine
is hot enough.
You
or others could be burned,
and your 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
the
reservoir 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
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When your brake fluid falls
to
a low level, your brake
warning light will come on.
A
chime will sound if you
try to drive with this warning light
on.
See “Brake
System Warning Light”
in
the Index.
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