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Mechanical Engineering - Automobile Engineering - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Automobile Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
Automobile Engineering
1.
The condition that causes vapour locking in a brake system is
overheating of the fluid due to frequent brake application
overcooling of the brakes during high speed driving
keeping the vehicle without use for an extended period
an excessively high engine speed on a downhill road
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Mallikarjun Sadlapur said:   1 decade ago
Although brake fluids are designed to work at extreme temperatures above 250C but still as the age of brake fluids goes on increasing, it starts loosing its properties and hence under high pressure and temperatures developed by applying brakes causes vapour lock.
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