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Brakes
Brake Fluid
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Your brake master cylinder reservoir
is ha-e. It is filled
with
DOT-3 brake fluid.
There .are only tw.0 reasons why the brake fluid level in
the reservoir might go down. The first is that, the brak.e
fluid
goes.
down
to
an acceptable level. :during normal
brake lining wear. When new lin-ings are put-in, the fluid
level goes back up. The other leason is
that fluid
is
leaking o.ut of the'brake system. If
it
is, you should
lwve
your brake system fixed, since a leak means that so.oner
or later your brakes won't work. well, or won't work
at all.
So, it isn't a good i d e a to "top off' your brczke fl.uid.
Adding brake fluid won't correct :a leak. If-you
add fluid
when
your
linings are.
worn:
then you'll have too
snucl.1
fluid when you. get new brake linings. You should add
(or remove) b1-ake 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 spin
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
@em.
Refel' to the Maintenance Schedule to determine when
t.o
check your brake fluid. See "Periodic M.aintenance
Tnspection-s'" i n the Index.
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