Among the small service acts that you should do on a consistent basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Nissan Almera is one of the great classics. Nevertheless this act is basic to execute, some of you are most likely trying to figure out why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are questioning how to do the brake fluid level on your Nissan Almera? We will now answer these questions.

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Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Nissan Almera

So we start our article with the interest of checking the brake fluid level on a Nissan Almera. This fluid has an important task 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 in the normal way (without any leakage). It is therefore essential to examine the brake fluid level of your Nissan Almera frequently (every 10,000km for example). It is also beneficial to flush the system every 50,000km because as time passes the brake fluid will lose its attributes. This operation is really simple and does not require evolved knowledge of mechanics, so it is easy for all Nissan Almera owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Nissan Almera does not match to a lack of brake fluid, do not hesitate to read our article for details. On the other hand, there are some precautions and rules to respect that we will notice in the following section of this article.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Nissan Almera

So now we will show to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Nissan Almera. Please notice that this is very basic to perform. On the other hand, you will have to examine 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 info in the user manual of your Nissan Almera. Now here are the steps to adhere to to make your level:

  • Open your bonnet and locate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to find, it is in most cases made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is located above the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once established, read the instructions on the cap mindfully so as not to make any mistakes within the the operation, we recommend you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to have 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 appropriate for your Nissan Almera up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was beneath the “Min” mark before you checked the brake fluid level in your Nissan Almera, remember 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 Nissan Almera.

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