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Service & Appearance Care
Brake
Master Cylinder
Your brake master cylinder is filled with
DOT-3 brake fluid.
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 Iealring
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.
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