Among the small maintenance works that you should do on a regular basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Ford Ecosport is one of the most classics. Nevertheless this process is basic to do, some of you are almost certainly trying to figure out why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are concerned about how to do the brake fluid level on your Ford Ecosport? We will now answer these questions.
Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Ford Ecosport
So we start our article with the interest of verifying the brake fluid level on a Ford Ecosport. This fluid has an essential function on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your car. On the other hand, it is possible that after a while you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is consequently necessary to verify the brake fluid level of your Ford Ecosport often (every 10,000km for example). It is also advisable to flush the system every 50,000km because after some time the brake fluid will lose its characteristics. This operation is particularly simple and does not require evolved expertise of mechanics, so it is easy for all Ford Ecosport owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Ford Ecosport does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not hesitate to have a look at our article for details. On the other hand, there are some safety measures and rules to respect that we will see in the up coming section of this article.
How to fill up the brake fluid of a Ford Ecosport
So now we will explain to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Ford Ecosport. Please take note that this is very basic to do. On the other hand, 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 Ford Ecosport. 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 locate, it is usually made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set over the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
- Once located, examine the instructions on the cap mindfully 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 check out the side of the tank and observe 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 good enough 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 Ecosport up to the mark “Max”.
- If the level was beneath the “Min” mark before you checked the brake fluid level in your Ford Ecosport, make sure you verify the level in a few days/weeks to be 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 safely fill the brake fluid level of your Ford Ecosport.
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