Brake Fluid Service at our Winter Haven shop

We go by the threshold the fluid manufacturer and your vehicle maker publish rather than a number we made up. We show you the reading next to that spec so you can see where your fluid sits. If it is borderline we will tell you it is borderline instead of rounding it up into a sale.

Topping off does not help, because the water is already mixed into the fluid that is in the system. Adding a little fresh fluid to the reservoir barely changes that. It also hides the real reason the level dropped, which is normally pad wear or a leak.

They are different specifications, not a good better ranking, and the right one for you is whatever your manufacturer calls for. Casually mixing types is a bad habit even between compatible ones, since you end up with fluid that meets no published spec. DOT 5 is silicone and must never go into a system designed for glycol fluid.

Not automatically, because it is a separate service with a separate reason behind it. We test the fluid while the brake work is being quoted, and if the reading says it is due we will tell you then so you can decide whether to do both at once.

Fluid that has taken on moisture still stops the car normally in everyday driving. The difference shows up under heat, on a long descent or in an emergency stop, which is the worst possible time to find out. That is the whole argument for testing it rather than waiting for a symptom.