Among the small maintenance works that you should do on a consistent basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Peugeot 107 is one of the great classics. Nevertheless this work is basic to do, some of you are most probably wanting to know why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are questioning how to do the brake fluid level on your Peugeot 107? We will now answer these questions.
Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Peugeot 107
So we start our content with the interest of checking the brake fluid level on a Peugeot 107. This fluid has an important role on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your vehicle. Nevertheless, it is possible that over time you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is consequently imperative to check the brake fluid level of your Peugeot 107 on a regular basis (every 10,000km for example). It is also beneficial to flush the system every 50,000km because over time the brake fluid loses its attributes. This process is specially simple and does not require evolved knowledge of mechanics, so it is easy for all Peugeot 107 owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Peugeot 107 does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not be reluctant to browse our content for details. Nevertheless, there are some safety measures and rules to follow that we will see in the next part of this content.
How to fill up the brake fluid of a Peugeot 107
So now we will show to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Peugeot 107. Please take note that this is very basic to do. Nevertheless, you will have to check 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 get this info in the user manual of your Peugeot 107. Now here are the steps to follow to make your level:
- Open your hood and identify your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to identify, it is usually made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is based on top of the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
- Once found, examine the instructions on the cap cautiously so as not to make any problems during the process, we advise you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to 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 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 Peugeot 107 up to the mark “Max”.
- If the level was beneath the “Min” mark before you examined the brake fluid level in your Peugeot 107, remember to check 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 and securely fill the brake fluid level of your Peugeot 107.
If you want more guides on the Peugeot 107, go to our Peugeot 107 category.
