Brakes
Brake
Fluid
Your brake master cylinder reservoir is here. It
is
filled
with
DOT-3
brake fluid.
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
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 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.
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.
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