Brake Master Cylinder Reservoir
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
NOTE:
The brake master cylinder and brake master cylinder reservoir are replaced as an assembly. The reservoir cannot be replaced separately form the brake master cylinder.
The brake master cylinder reservoir:
- is mounted to the brake master cylinder.
- holds fluid supply for each brake master cylinder hydraulic piston.
- provides visual maximum and minimum fluid level markings.
- contains the brake master cylinder fluid level indicator switch.
The brake master cylinder fluid level indicator switch can be checked by putting a magnetic probe against the inside of the reservoir to activate the indicator switch.