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 Opel Antara is one of the great classics. Although this act is basic to perform, some of you are almost certainly questioning why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are wondering how to do the brake fluid level on your Opel Antara? We will now answer these questions.

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Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Opel Antara

So we begin our content page with the significance of checking the brake fluid level on a Opel Antara. This fluid has an essential function on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your automobile. On the other hand, it is possible that in the long run you may lose brake fluid in the normal way (without any leakage). It is as a result very important to check the brake fluid level of your Opel Antara often (every 10,000km for example). It is also advisable to flush the system every 50,000km because with time the brake fluid loses its features. This operation is extremely simple and does not require amazing experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Opel Antara owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Opel Antara does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not be reluctant to seek advice from our content page for details. On the other hand, there are some measures and rules to follow that we will see in the up coming section of this content page.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Opel Antara

So now we will describe to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Opel Antara. Please notice that this is very basic to carry out. On the other hand, you will have to check 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 find this info in the user manual of your Opel Antara. 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 identify, it is usually made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set over the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once uncovered, examine the instructions on the cap attentively so as not to make any problems during the operation, we suggest 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 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 appropriate for your Opel Antara up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was below the “Min” mark before you checked the brake fluid level in your Opel Antara, make sure check the level in a few days/weeks to ensure that 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 Opel Antara.

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