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 ...

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 ...

Q. We have a 2019 Toyota Sienna with less than 50,000 miles, and have been advised to have the brake fluid flushed. Over the last 15 years we have owned six Toyotas and have never had the brake fluid ...

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 ...

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 ...

Questions arising from the need for an engine flush (it’s generally not) cast a shadow on the brake-fluid flushing. As an engine differs from brakes, so do the services. And the need for the latter ...

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 ...

Alright, so I was into the dealer the other day, having a warranty item fixed on my 2007 Mazda 3 hatchback. This was the selling dealer, whom I rarely visit, since they're 4hrs away from where I now ...

A: I recommend this routine service for every motor vehicle. Historically, domestic carmakers haven't listed this as routine service for their vehicles, but it has been, and continues to be, a ...