Chassis Brake fluid quiz

All auto manufactures are required to use brake fluid that meets or exceeds specifications of..

• the department of transportation (DOT)
• the society of automotive engineers (SAE)
• both
• neither

It is the technicians responsibility to make sure brake fluid used meets or exceeds requirments

• true
• false

What is the most popular brake fluid used in most cars?

• DOT 3
• DOT 4
• DOT 5
• DOT 5.1

Some older European cars use hydraulic system mineral oil what color is this?

• purple
• green
• clear
• yellow

What is the most critical aspect of brake fluid?

• chemical make up
• DOT
• boiling point
• freezing point

As brake fluid ages it absorbs moisture what does this result in?

• raises the boiling point
• lowers the boiling point
• increases corrusion
• both lowers boiling point & increases corrusioin

When cleaning hydraulic brake parts use only 100% methanol

• true
• false

Denatured 100% isopropyl alcohol is used to clean drums, rotors, and friction material

• true
• false

when cleaning hydraulic brake parts we should use what?

• methanol
• isopropyl alcohol
• water and non oil soap
• aerosol brake cleaner

aerosol brake cleaner is used to clean what?

• hydrualic brake components
• drums and rotors
• tubing
• all of the above