To most drivers, an oil change, a fresh oil filter, maybe some new spark plugs, and a quick tire check is enough car maintenance. Fair enough — but when did your brake fluid last cross your mind? You ...

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 ...

Okay, consider this your intervention. You're hovering in the auto parts store, a single bead of sweat tracing a path of existential dread down your face, staring at two bottles: DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If your vehicle has squishy-feeling brakes, the way to get the air out of the lines is to bleed the brakes. To do the job, you need either a brake bleeder wrench or a combination wrench that fits the ...

Bleeding your brakes, or changing the old fluid and getting out the air, can be a long, dirty, and difficult process. If you’re doing it the old fashioned way, you probably need to find a friend who ...

You've read the title of this story on the contents page and probably flipped to this story wondering "what can really be new in brake bleeding?" Well, if you're still asking your wife to sit in the ...