Among the small service acts that you should do regularly on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Citroen Xsara is one of the great classics. Nevertheless this work is basic to complete, some of you are likely wanting to know why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are questioning how to do the brake fluid level on your Citroen Xsara? We will now answer these questions.

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Benefit to always have the brake fluid level up in your Citroen Xsara

So we begin our content with the benefit of looking at the brake fluid level on a Citroen Xsara. This fluid has an important role on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your automobile. However, it is possible that over time you may lose brake fluid in the normal way (without any leakage). It is as a result necessary to verify the brake fluid level of your Citroen Xsara on a regular basis (every 10,000km for example). It is also beneficial to flush the system every 50,000km because over time the brake fluid loses its features. This procedure is extremely simple and does not require advanced expertise of mechanics, so it is easy for all Citroen Xsara owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Citroen Xsara does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not think twice to read our content for details. However, there are some safety measures and rules to respect that we will notice in the following part of this content.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Citroen Xsara

So now we will describe to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Citroen Xsara. Please notice that this is very elementary to accomplish. However, you will have to verify which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most vehicles use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will find this information in the user manual of your Citroen Xsara. Now here are the steps to adhere to to make your level:

  • Open your hood and locate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to situate, it is generally made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is located on top of the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once identified, read the instructions on the cap carefully so as not to make any mistakes during the procedure, we recommend you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to take a look at the side of the tank and see 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 Citroen Xsara up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was below the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Citroen Xsara, be sure to verify the level in a few days/weeks to be certain 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 safely fill the brake fluid level of your Citroen Xsara.

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