After checking your brake system, if you find that you have a leak or you have to bleed your brakes, you'll have to restore the brake fluid in your master cylinder to its proper level. Here are some ...

Is it necessary to flush the brake fluid after 20,000 miles, as my Mercedes dealer recommends? I recommend this routine service for every motor vehicle. Historically, domestic carmakers haven’t listed ...

Q: I want to flush the brake system, and this will take several bottles of DOT 3 fluid (DOT 3 is embossed on the reservoir top). What do you think of picking a plain DOT 3 fluid by price? Or, asked ...

Editor’s note: For the latest information on brake maintenance, click here. Changing brake fluid can be a slippery subject. Some manufacturers include it in their maintenance schedules and others ...

Last week, I saw a Multicab lose its brakes in a mountain barangay road near to where I was. The incident left a passenger injured as he flew out of the panel when the driver purposely hit a mound to ...

After 25 years of faithfully patronizing my highly competent mechanics, I fear that they are getting nervous about their approaching retirement. I have always trusted them, and they have always done a ...

What does the user manual recommend. Keep in mind that the manual is written by the manufacturer, while the dealers are totally separate companies. They are going to push anything and everything they ...

Q: I own a 2020 Subaru Forester. The maintenance guide suggests a brake fluid flush every 30,000 miles/24 months. I have never owned any vehicle that has recommended this with such frequency. The ...

I have a 22-year-old Toyota Camry with 230,000 miles on it. The power steering and brake fluid have never been changed ...

42K miles and five years, and the brake fluid is dark and the pedal has been feeling a bit soft lately. <BR><BR>A fresh flush of Dot 3 later, and a happy, noticeable difference. Firmer on the pedal ...