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221
BrakeFluid
Undernormalcircumstances,yourvehicleshould
notuseupbrakefluidrapidly.However,expectthe
levelofthebrakefluidtoslowlyfallasyouput
moremileageonyourvehicleandthebrakelining
wears.
Youshouldcheckthebrakefluidatevery
scheduledengineoilchange,butbesuretocheck
itatleastonceayear.Youcandothisbylooking
atthefluidlevelintheplasticreservoironthe
mastercylinder.(SeeTheEngineTypeinthis
chaptertolocatethemastercylinder.)Thefluid
levelshouldbeatorneartheMAXmark.
WARNING
Brakefluidistoxic.
Ifbrakefluidcontactseyes,flusheyeswithrunning
waterfor15minutes.Getmedicalattentionif
irritationpersists.Iftakeninternally,drinkwater
andinducevomiting.Getmedicalattention
immediately.
Ifthefluidislow,carefullycleanandremovethe
capfromthereservoir.Fillthereservoirtothe
MAXlinewithFordHighPerformanceDOT3
BrakeFluidC6AZ-19542-ABorequivalentDOT3
fluidmeetingFordspecificationESA-M6C25-A.
WARNING
Ifyouuseabrakefluidthatisnot
DOT3,youwillcausepermanent
damagetoyourbrakes.
DonotfillthereservoirabovetheMAXline.
Ifyoufindthatthefluidlevelisexcessivelylow—
belowtheseamorridgeontheoutsideofthe
plasticreservoir—havethebrakesysteminspected.
File:11fnmct.ex
Update:Mon Jun 17 13:54:56 1996
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