1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 203

NOTICE: When using concentrated washer fluid, follow the manufacturer's instructions for adding water. Don't mix water withready-touse washerfluid. Water can cause the solution to freeze and damage your washer fluid tank and other parts of the washer system. Also, water doesn'tclean as well as washer fluid. Fill your washer fluid tank only % full when it's very cold. This allows forexpansion, which could damage the tankif it is completely full. Don't use radiator antifreeze in your windshield washer. It can damage your washer system and paint. fluid won't correct a leak. If you add fluid when your linings are worn, then you'll have too much fluid when you get new brake linings. You should add (or remove) brake fluid, as necessary,only when work is done on the brake hydraulic system. Brakes Brake MasterCylinder Your brake master cylinder is here. It is filled with DOT-3 brake fluid. There areonly two reasons why the brake fluid levelin your master cylinder might go down. Thefirst is that the brake fluid goes down to anacceptable level during normal brake lining wear. When your brake fluid falls to a low When new linings are put in, fluid the level, yourbrake warninglight will level goesback up. come on. See Brake System Warning The other reason that fluid is leaking is Light in theIndex. out of the brake system. If it is,you What to Add should have your brakesystem fixed, fluid, use only since a leak means that sooner or laterWhen you do need brake DOT-3 brake fluid - such asDelco your brakes won't work well, orwon't Supreme ll@ (GM Part No.1052535). work at all. So, it isn't a good idea to Use new brake fluid from a sealed "top off''your brake fluid. Adding brake I 201