AJHondaAcc90

1990 Honda Accord LX

I have noticed that I am topping off brake fluid every few months - sometimes almost half of the reservoir. First - I am assuming this is a fluid loss situation. Would that be correct? Or can the fluid be used that quickly under normal conditions?

I have checked for the obvious places (brake lines are fine, no signs on the inside by the pedals, nothing obvious looking behind the tires at the rear drums) to see leaks but I can't find any signs of brake fluid and never notice anything on the ground anywhere.

I wondered if there were other obvious places I was missing or if someone might have a suggestion from dealing with something similar. Any suggestions to help track down the fluid loss would be great.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

dstreet

Sounds like you should be able to see where it is leaking. Check the mastercylinder, lines, wheels. You can have someone pump the brakes while you listen sometimes you can hear where its leaking. If your not seeng the problem its probably the mastercylinder.

holmesnmanny

You should really never lose any fluid. The fluid in the reservoir will go down but that only happens as the brake pads wear. Normally when the fluid gets low that tells you the pads need changing, then you compress the caliper pushing the fluid back to the reservoir and that's that. You obviously have a leak. You will just need to look around, normally they leak around the rubber hoses(calipers...or wheel cylinders on rear drum brakes) and the master cylinder area.