Among the small service works that you should do regularly on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Alfa Romeo Giulietta is one of the most classics. Nevertheless this process is simple to complete, some of you are most probably attempting to find why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are questioning how to do the brake fluid level on your Alfa Romeo Giulietta? We will now answer these questions.

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Benefit to always have the brake fluid level up in your Alfa Romeo Giulietta

So we begin our content page with the interest of looking at the brake fluid level on a Alfa Romeo Giulietta. This fluid has a major role on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your vehicle. However, it is possible that with time you may lose brake fluid in the normal way (without any leakage). It is therefore imperative to verify the brake fluid level of your Alfa Romeo Giulietta often (every 10,000km for example). It is also advisable to flush the system every 50,000km because over time the brake fluid will lose its features. This operation is particularly simple and does not require evolved knowledge of mechanics, so it is easy for all Alfa Romeo Giulietta owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Alfa Romeo Giulietta does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not be reluctant to have a look at our content page for details. However, there are some precautions and rules to follow that we will notice in the up coming section of this content page.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Alfa Romeo Giulietta

So now we will describe to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Please note that this is very basic to carry out. However, you will have to verify which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most cars use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will obtain this info in the user manual of your Alfa Romeo Giulietta. Now here are the steps to follow to make your level:

  • Open your cover and identify your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to situate, it is in general made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is located over the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once identified, examine the instructions on the cap cautiously so as not to make any problems during the operation, we recommend you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to look at the side of the tank and check out the “Min” and “Max” marks on the side of the tank, which give you the range in which the level should be.
  • If the level is adequate do not touch anything, or if you are close to or below the low mark, open the cap and fill it gently with the brake fluid suitable for your Alfa Romeo Giulietta up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was below the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Alfa Romeo Giulietta, remember to verify the level in a few days/weeks to make sure you don’t have a leak in the brake system

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That’s it, you now have all the information you need to properly fill the brake fluid level of your Alfa Romeo Giulietta.

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