How to Check Car Fluids : How to Check Brake Fluid Level

How Often Do I Need to Change My Brake Fluid?

Brake fluid is as vital to stopping a vehicle as engine oil is to keeping it going, but it doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. The recommended intervals for changing brake fluid are all over the board depending on the manufacturer, from as often as every two years to never. Really.

How To Diagnose a Brake Fluid Leak And Am I Going to Crash?

Facts About Vehicle Brake Fluid

Brake fluid - we all know we need it, but can you actually tell someone what it does? Learn more about the role brake fluid plays in your drive with Wagner.

How regularly should you change your brake fluid

Is it Time to Replace Your Vehicle's Brake Fluid?

Keeping an eye on your brake fluid can tell you a lot about the health of the brake system. Learn what to look for.

Oil? Brake fluid? Drivers fail under-bonnet test

Do you know your dipstick from your coolant? One in six drivers cannot identify a single one of the main components found under the bonnet of an average car, a new study has found.

Transmission Fluid: What You Need to Know

Pixygirly/iStock/Thinkstock<br>Transmission fluid keeps the parts in your automatic transmission moving smoothly together. Like other vital automotive fluids, it can deteriorate over time. Hard use -- such as frequent stop-and-go city driving, hauling heavy loads, trailer towing -- will accelerate that deterioration. That kind of driving raises the operating temperature of the transmission, and heat puts more strain on the transmission and the fluid, which helps…

How the braking system works

Diagnose braking problems. Spongy feel/increased pedal travel? Find leaks in your braking system. This illustrated guide covers top problems with brakes.

How to Change Transmission Fluid and Filter

Nothing prolongs vehicle life more than regular fluid changes. Learn how to change your automatic transmission fluid and filter with these step-by-step instructions.

When to Use Your Emergency Brake

If you were asked when you should use your emergency brake, the most obvious answer would most likely be "in an emergency," it's right there in the name!