1993 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 227

Service f Appearance Care S Brake Master Cylinder(CONI) I Replacing Brake System Parts If you have too much brake fluid, it can spillon the engine. The fluid will burn if the engine is hot enough. You or others could be burned, and your vehicle could be damaged. Add brake fluid only when work is done on the brake hydraulic system. I I When your brake fluid fallsto a low level, your brake warning light will come on. See theIndex under Brake System Warning Light. What to Add: When you do need brake fluid, use only DOT-3 brake fluid-such as Delco Supreme ll@(GM Part No. 1052535). Use new brake fluid from a sealed container only. m.. DOT-5 silicone brake fluid can damage your vehicle. Don't use it. ;'Don't let someone put in the !wrong kind of fluid. For ". example, just a few drops of mineral-based oil, such as engine -.?,'oil, your brake system can in damage brake system parts so , badly that they . ; -qeplaced. Brake fluid can damage paint, so be careful not to spill brake fluid on your vehicle. 1 I, i :> : , , I :' " 1 . %>, , - The braking system on a modern vehicle is complex. Its many parts have to be of top quality and work well together the if vehicle is to have really good braking. Vehicles we design and test have topquality GM brake parts in them, as your Pontiac does when it is new. When you replace parts of your bralung systemfor example, when your brake linings wear down and you have to have new ones put in-be sure you get new genuine GM replacement parts. If you don't, your brakes may no longer work properly. For example, if someone puts in brake linings that are wrong for your vehicle, the balance between your front and rear brakes can change, for the worse. The braking performance you've come to expect can changein many other ways if someone puts in the wrong replacement brake parts. 226