Among the small routine service acts that you should do on a consistent basis on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Toyota Scion FR S is one of the most classics. Even though this work is simple to accomplish, some of you are most likely trying to figure out why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are concerned about how to do the brake fluid level on your Toyota Scion FR S? We will now answer these questions.

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Advantage to always have the brake fluid level up in your Toyota Scion FR S

So we commence our article with the interest of verifying the brake fluid level on a Toyota Scion FR S. This fluid has a major task on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your vehicle. However, it is possible that after a while you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is consequently very important to verify the brake fluid level of your Toyota Scion FR S on a regular basis (every 10,000km for example). It is also advisable to flush the system every 50,000km because as time passes the brake fluid loses its characteristics. This procedure is specially simple and does not require advanced experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Toyota Scion FR S owners to do it on their own. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Toyota Scion FR S does not correspond to a lack of brake fluid, do not be reluctant to consult our article for details. However, there are some safety measures and rules to follow that we will discover in the next part of this article.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Toyota Scion FR S

So now we will describe to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Toyota Scion FR S. Please notice that this is very simple to perform. However, you will have to verify 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 obtain this info in the user manual of your Toyota Scion FR S. Now here are the steps to follow to make your level:

  • Open your bonnet and identify your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to find, it is in general made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is located over the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once located, browse the instructions on the cap attentively so as not to make any problems within the the procedure, we suggest you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to check out 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 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 suitable for your Toyota Scion FR S up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was beneath the “Min” mark before you examined the brake fluid level in your Toyota Scion FR S, make sure verify 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 data you need to safely and securely fill the brake fluid level of your Toyota Scion FR S.

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