Q I drive a flower delivery truck (Ford Transit Connect) and check all the fluids before I start my route. When the brake fluid is low, I bring it to the local garage and the mechanic always tells me ...

Of all the systems in your car, perhaps the most important to your safety are the brakes. Modern vehicles use hydraulic fluid to transmit pressure from a master cylinder to individual cylinders at ...

Editor’s note: For the latest information on brake maintenance, click here. Changing brake fluid can be a slippery subject. Some manufacturers include it in their maintenance schedules and others ...

All the horsepower and good looks in the world are meaningless without safe brakes. To have good brakes, you must stay on top of regular preventative maintenance in every respect because they need ...

It is important that a car's braking system is able to function properly and smoothly, which means there needs to be enough brake fluid within the system which is of good quality. Brake-fail accidents ...

There are lots of visual signs, sounds, and changes in driving characteristics that can alert you of the need to service, or ...

There are many, many fluids your car needs to keep running properly, and much like those in the human body, things can go very badly if you have too much or not enough. Most of these liquids are ...

Out of all the fluids that could be leaking from your car, brake fluid might be one of the hardest to diagnose. It doesn’t have a color, it doesn’t have a particularly strong smell, and it might not ...

Even drivers who take good care of their vehicles often forget about the brake fluid. It’s generally not changed in short, frequent intervals like motor oil, although automakers do recommend changing ...

If you’re reading this, chances are that you change your engine oil religiously, like every six months or 3,000 miles, because that’s what has been ingrained into our car guy/girl souls since before ...