Brake Master Cylinder Reservoir
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Ford RV Cutaway, 2005 Ford Econoline, 2005 Ford E450 Super Duty, and 2005 Ford Cutaway. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
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Whenever the brake master cylinder reservoir is to be repaired, a new master cylinder must be installed.
The brake master cylinder reservoir holds a supply of brake fluid for the master cylinder and the brake hydraulic system. The master cylinder reservoir is mounted to the top of the master cylinder and is sealed to the master cylinder body with grommets. The master cylinder reservoir has visual fluid markings allowing fluid level inspection without removal of the reservoir cap. The master cylinder reservoir contains a brake fluid level sensor. The brake fluid level sensor is a magnetic reed switch which, when the fluid drops to a predetermined level, will activate the red brake warning lamp on the instrument cluster. For additional information on the red brake warning lamp, refer to INSTRUMENT CLUSTER .