Among the small service acts that you should do on a regular basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Ford C-max is one of the great classics. Nevertheless this process is very easy to conduct, some of you are most probably wondering why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are wondering how to do the brake fluid level on your Ford C-max? We will now answer these questions.
Benefit to always have the brake fluid level up in your Ford C-max
So we start our article with the benefit of verifying the brake fluid level on a Ford C-max. This fluid has an essential function on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your car. However, it is possible that with time you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is therefore important to examine the brake fluid level of your Ford C-max often (every 10,000km for example). It is also beneficial to flush the system every 50,000km because over time the brake fluid will lose its characteristics. This procedure is extremely simple and does not require evolved experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Ford C-max owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Ford C-max does not match to a lack of brake fluid, do not be reluctant to have a look at our article for details. However, there are some precautions and rules to follow that we will notice in the up coming section of this article.
How to fill up the brake fluid of a Ford C-max
So now we will show to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Ford C-max. Please take note that this is very simple to complete. However, you will have to examine which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most automobiles use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will obtain this data in the user manual of your Ford C-max. Now here are the steps to stick to to make your level:
- Open your cover and identify your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to find, it is generally made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set on top of 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 mistakes within the the procedure, we encourage you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to check out 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 Ford C-max up to the mark “Max”.
- If the level was under the “Min” mark before you examined the brake fluid level in your Ford C-max, make sure to examine 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 securely fill the brake fluid level of your Ford C-max.
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