Automotive braking is, as we all know, a really important factor in performance car building. The forward thinkers pay an equal amount of attention to stopping as they do to making their vehicles go ...

All the horsepower and good looks in the world are meaningless without safe brakes. To have good brakes, you must stay on top of regular preventative maintenance in every respect because they need ...

Q: I see many brake fluids on the market are now synthetic DOT 3 or DOT 4. How does that differ from the conventional DOT 3 or DOT 4 fluid? How does that differ from silicone brake fluid? And my main ...

Brake fluid is essential for your car, but it doesn't last forever. Here's how long it takes for an open bottle of brake fluid to start degrading.

Q I see many brake fluids on the market are now synthetic DOT 3 or DOT 4. How does that differ from the conventional DOT 3 or DOT 4 fluid? How does that differ from silicone brake fluid? And my main ...

Dear Doctor: I own a 2000 model year Honda, which calls for changing the brake fluid every three years. Can I safely use a silicone Dot 5 brake fluid? The owner’s manual says use Honda Dot 3 fluid and ...

How often should you change your brake fluid? Les McMaster, Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA) says that this is a common question customers ask their workshop mechanics. Les ...

We’ve been getting more and more letters and e-mails questioning the need for brake fluid replacement. Most readers suspect that the service might be a rip-off because they have never had it done ...

I've owned cars for the past 20 years and I've always made a point of changing brake fluid every two years regardless of mileage, as per my mechanic's recommendation. I recently purchased a new ...

Q. You have mentioned that water is attracted to brake fluid. I realized this years ago while rebuilding brake cylinders on cars I owned. There was always rust on the cylinder walls. A while back, ...

So how often should you change your brake fluid? Dewald Ranft, Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), an association of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI), says this is a common ...

Q: I have a 2014 Subaru Forester with 32,000 miles on it. During a recent service at the dealership, the workers there said that because the car had surpassed the 30,000-mile mark I should have its ...