Modern cars require a lot of maintenance and individual parts to function properly. Many of those parts degrade over time and require replacement or special attention. Various automotive fluids, in ...

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 ...

Hello Paul, I drive a 2004 VW Touareg, which requires DOT3 brake fluid. When I recently visited a nearby petrol station, they only had DOT4 brake fluid available. What is the difference between the ...

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 ...

I got a bottle of brake fluid because the reservoir is low. The fluid in the reservoir is red, the fluid in the bottle is clear like water. it said DOT3 on it so I was surprised. I'm guessing you ...

Brake fluid is one of the many liquids that modern cars need in order to run (or stop). It's a type of hydraulic fluid with a high boiling point, but it also absorbs moisture like a sponge. DOT 3, DOT ...