Among the small service works that you should do regularly on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Lancia Ypsilon is one of the most classics. Nevertheless this act is elementary to accomplish, some of you are most probably concerned about why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are concerned about how to do the brake fluid level on your Lancia Ypsilon? We will now answer these questions.

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Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Lancia Ypsilon

So we start our content with the interest of verifying the brake fluid level on a Lancia Ypsilon. This fluid has an important function on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your automobile. However, it is possible that with time you may lose brake fluid in the normal way (without any leakage). It is consequently very important to examine the brake fluid level of your Lancia Ypsilon frequently (every 10,000km for example). It is also wise to flush the system every 50,000km because over time the brake fluid will lose its attributes. This process is really simple and does not require evolved knowledge of mechanics, so it is easy for all Lancia Ypsilon owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Lancia Ypsilon does not match 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 Lancia Ypsilon

So now we will show to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Lancia Ypsilon. Please note that this is very elementary to perform. However, you will have to examine 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 get this information in the user manual of your Lancia Ypsilon. Now here are the steps to follow to make your level:

  • Open your bonnet and find your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to find, it is in most cases made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is based above the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once uncovered, read the instructions on the cap mindfully so as not to make any mistakes during the process, we encourage 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 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 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 Lancia Ypsilon up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was below the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Lancia Ypsilon, be sure to examine the level in a few days/weeks to make 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 securely fill the brake fluid level of your Lancia Ypsilon.

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