1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 278

Service & Appearance Care To Check Brake Fluid: You can check the brake fluid without taking off the cap. Just look at the MIN. If windowsonthebrake fluid reservoir.Thefluidlevelsshouldbeabove theyaren't,haveyourbrakesystemchecked to see if thereisaleak. Afterworkisdoneonthebrakehydraulicsystem,makesurethelevelsare above MIN andbelowthetop ofeachwindow. What To Add Whenyou do needbrakefluid,useonlyDOT-3brakefluid-suchasDelco Supreme 11 (GMPart No. 1052535). Usenewbrake fluid fromasealed container only. @ Replacing Brake System Parts Thebrakingsystemonamodernvehicle is complex. Its many partshave to beof top quality and work well together if the vehicle is to have really good braking. Vehicleswe designandtesthavetop-quality GMbrake parts in it isnew.Whenyoureplace parts of your them,asyourvehicledoeswhen braking system-forexample,whenyourbrake linings weardownandyou have to havenewonesputin-besureyougetnewgenuineGM replacementparts. If youdon't,yourbrakesmaynolongerworkproperly.For example, if someoneputs in brakeliningsthatarewrongforyourvehicle,the balancebetweenyourfrontandrearbrakescanchange,fortheworse.The brakingperformanceyou'vecome to expectcanchange in many other ways if someoneputs in thewrongreplacementbrakeparts. Fluid Leak Check Afterthevehiclehasbeenparkedforawhile,inspectthesurfaceunderthe vehicle for water, oil, fuel or otherfluids.Waterdrippingfromtheair conditioningsystemafter it hasbeenused is normal.Ifyou noticefuelleaks orfumes, thecausesshouldbefoundandcorrectedatonce. 6-30