Unlike the elusive and oft-memed blinker fluid, brake fluid actually exists. Even more than that, it's one of the more important components of vehicular safety. As the name implies, it's a fluid that ...

Ask a mechanic to name the maintenance item drivers ignore the longest, and brake fluid usually tops the list. It's not that ...

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 ...

Remember when we looked at whether you can use vegetable oil as a motor oil substitute? Well, today's situation is nothing like that. Brake fluids based on mineral oil — although not pure mineral oil ...

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 ...

Many of the symptoms associated with brake problems are the result of brake fluid issues—follow these steps to check on your brake fluid. Many of the symptoms associated with a brake problem are the ...

Since your car’s brakes are part of a hydraulic system, they won’t function without this critical fluid, and it’s essential to change it regularly. Choosing the right type is also paramount, and ...

You hurtle down the long straight, hit the brake pedal, and feel it sink sickeningly as you fly past the turn-in cone. A day at the track, and maybe your car, ruined. Now's the wrong time to ask: When ...

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 ...

It's probably a safe bet that street rodders tend to pay above-average attention to the maintenance of all their cars. But it's probably an equally safe bet that few of us consider brake fluid as ...

The most important fluid in your car is perhaps the most ignored. This article is intended to give you both a sense of what you need to do to make sure your brake fluid is in good shape and will allow ...