Brake Fluid and Lubrication

When your master cylinder is low you either have a leak or your brake pads are worn. Inspect the system for a leak and inspect your pads before adding fluid. If all is well add fluid when it is at the add mark on the master cylinder. Use only the approved fluid listed on the master cylinder. Normally DOT3.

Dot 3 (read the side of the fluid container for clarification).

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On the majority of cars and trucks it is located under the hood, on the firewall, drivers side. On some older vehicles it was located under the drivers

floorboard.

In a braking system, if the part has failed or is leaking, then it has to be replaced. There are no sealants used on a hydraulic braking system.

The reservoir for the brake fluid on a 1999 Dodge Stratus is located on the master cylinder. This can be found under the hood, on the drivers side, near the firewall.

The shoes and pads are worn out, are worn way down. Rear brake shoes need ajusted out.

DO NOT get it flushed. A flush will circulate the oil (power steering fluid) throughout the system causing an unsafe condition that is expensive to repair. If the oil hasn't circulated in the system, you can simply replace the master cylinder and reservoir and bleed the system.

If the level of brake fluid in the reservoir was very low when you added the fluid and you have already pressed the brake pedal, it's a bit late now, proceed as if you've flushed the system. If you've flushed the system:

Replace the entire brake hydraulic system including master cylinder and reservoir and all proportioning valve brake lines (yes, steel lines included) and hoses and calipers and wheel cylinders and hydraulic control unit and/or pump if equipped with ABS. Then bleed the system.

Oil in the brake hydraulic system will destroy seals intended for use with diethylene glycol and cause them to leak. Results can be a slow or sudden rapid loss of fluid. In either case, you can get a surprise of no brake pedal can't stop car type event while driving. In the future, if you need to add a fluid to your brake system to get home, use (non-premixed) antifreeze if available, otherwise antifreeze that has a little water in it can be used. Failing that, use water. If water is also unavailable, use washer fluid. Washer fluid being unavailable, use urine. No urine? Try beer. No beer? Why not? Any of these fluids can be safely flushed out of the system requiring no parts replacement.

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== == == == == == This may be a major expensive screw up. Get it flushed immediatly and hope damage is limited. I would assume if you pull off the reservior cap that the seal is pretty fat and distorted. This will happen throughout the hydrolic brake system causing multiple problems if not addressed ASAP.

Should be dot 4

My mechanic told me every 2-3 years, depending on how dirty the fluid looks.

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DOT 3. Listed on the top of the master cylinder cap.

DOT3

The reservoir is located on the master cylinder in a Mazda 626. To add fluid, simply remove the reservoir cap and pour fluid in.

Dot 3

NOTHING! Use only clean fresh DOT 3 or 4 (whatever the drivers manual calls for) brake fluid in your brake fluid reservoir!

the book says dot 3 good luck

if you have to ask; i would take the car to a qualified mechanic that you can trust and have him do it. if you're going to try and fix something yourself, start with something that is not so critcal as the brakes, like changing your own air filters and oil. Go on you tube and you'll find explanations of how to do any of these repairs before doing it yourself or get a good guide like "How To Repair Your Car" by Paul brand. There's also many good web sites and car furums for every make of car on the internet where you can read and ask questions of many gear heads and mechanics. Cars are getting more and more complicated and many newer models require special types of fluids, available only from the dealership. If you add the wrong type you may ruin the sytem or void your manufacturers warranty. Our 2008 Subarau was due for a transmission and differential flush and our garage said they cannot change it as Subaru will not sell them their specific transmission fluid. The dealer can also be very expensive as they wanted three hundred dollars to change our rear brakes. We went back to our garage and they said the rear brakes were fine and the front brakes only needed repalcment. The dealership must have figured they can make money by changing the good ones first so that we'd be back in a few weeks complaining they were still squeaking and then they would say the front brakes need replacing too, there by ripping us off twice! So beware; second opinions can never hurt...

If the caliper leaks brake fluid, the immediate problem isn't the brake pads - it's the brake lines (or the connections). Get that fixed pronto!

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by bleeding the breaks. their is a brake bleeder screws on each wheel. have a friend pump the breaks 3 times and than hold the pedal to the floor. once pedal is on the floor open the bleeder up and let the air out untill u have nothing but fluid come out. repeat if nessessary. than tighten bleeder back up and have the person releast the break. do this for each tire. start at farthest tire, pass side rear tire and work your way to the front.

Look in reservoir and make sure it is at least at the minimum mark

For a 1997 Mercury Sable :

( DOT 3 brake fluid meeting Ford specification ESA-M6C25-A )

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Just looking up same answer for myself for 97 Berlingo van 1.8D 600. Apparently its DOT 4 synthetic oil-Neil B