VehicleCare
9-25
ReplacingBrakeSystemParts
BrakeFluid
Thereareonlytworeasonswhythe
brakefluidlevelinthereservoir
mightgodown:
Thebrakingsystemonavehicleis
complex. Itsmanypartshavetobe
oftopqualityandworkwelltogether
ifthevehicleistohavereallygood
braking. Thevehiclewasdesigned
andtestedwithtop-quality brake
parts.Whenpartsofthebraking
systemarereplaced, besuretoget
new,approved replacement parts.
Ifthisisnotdone,thebrakesmight
notworkproperly.Forexample,
installing discbrakepadsthatare
wrongforthevehicle, canchange
thebalancebetweenthefrontand
rearbrakes—fortheworse.The
brakingperformance expected can
changeinmanyotherwaysifthe
wrongreplacement brakepartsare
installed.
.
Thebrakefluidlevelgoesdown
becauseofnormalbrakelining
wear.Whennewliningsare
installed, thefluidlevelgoes
backup.
Thebrakemastercylinder reservoir
isfilledwithDOT3brakefluidas
indicated onthereservoir cap.See
EngineCompartment Overview on
page 9‑6 forthelocation ofthe
reservoir.
.
Afluidleakinthebrake
hydraulic systemcanalso
causealowfluidlevel.Havethe
brakehydraulic systemfixed,
sincealeakmeansthatsooner
orlaterthebrakeswillnot
workwell.
| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac SRX Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Cadillac SRX 2.8, Cadillac SRX 3.0 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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