Among the small maintenance acts that you should do on a consistent basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Renault Espace is one of the most classics. Nevertheless this work is elementary to complete, some of you are almost certainly trying to figure out why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are worried about how to do the brake fluid level on your Renault Espace? We will now answer these questions.

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Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Renault Espace

So we begin our content with the interest of verifying the brake fluid level on a Renault Espace. This fluid has a vital role on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your automobile. Nevertheless, it is possible that with time you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is as a result imperative to verify the brake fluid level of your Renault Espace 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 characteristics. This operation is really simple and does not require amazing experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Renault Espace owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Renault Espace does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not be reluctant to read our content for details. Nevertheless, there are some measures and rules to respect that we will check out in the next part of this content.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Renault Espace

So now we will describe to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Renault Espace. Please be aware that this is very elementary to carry out. Nevertheless, 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 get this information in the user manual of your Renault Espace. 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 find, it is in general made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set over the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once established, read the instructions on the cap cautiously so as not to make any problems during the operation, 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 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 sufficient 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 Renault Espace up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was under the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Renault Espace, make sure to verify 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 properly fill the brake fluid level of your Renault Espace.

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