Kia Mohave / Borrego, HM (EU)

Brake fluid capacity & service interval

Kia Mohave / Borrego, HM (EU) brake fluid capacity ranges from 0,7 to 0,8 liter or 436 to 476 CM3. Service intervals include checking every 15000 km or 12 months and changing every 24 months. The data covers 5 configurations.

The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.

TypeSpecifications
Mohave / Borrego 3.0 CRDi (2012-2020)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 0,7-0,8 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 24 months
Mohave / Borrego 3.0 CRDi DPF (2012-2020)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 0,7-0,8 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 24 months
Mohave / Borrego 3.0 CRDi (2009-2011)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 0,7-0,8 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 24 months
Mohave / Borrego 3.8 (2009-2019)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 436-476 CM3
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 24 months
Mohave / Borrego 4.6 (2009-2016)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 0,7-0,8 liter
  • Check 15000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 24 months

Additional Notes

  • The Kia Mohave / Borrego HM (EU) hydraulic brake system holds between 0.7 and 0.8 liters of brake fluid across the 3.0 CRDi, 3.0 CRDi DPF, and 4.6 engine variants, indicating a reservoir-level service fill rather than a full system overhaul volume.
  • The 3.8-liter variant carries a brake fluid capacity expressed in cubic centimeters, at 436-476 CM3, which is numerically equivalent to approximately 0.436-0.476 liters — a noticeably narrower and lower range compared to the 0.7-0.8 liter figure listed for the other engine variants.
  • All five configurations share an identical check interval of every 15,000 km or 12 months, whichever comes first under normal use conditions, meaning time and distance are treated as parallel triggers rather than alternatives.
  • The brake fluid change interval is set at 24 months across all listed configurations, regardless of engine type or displacement, applying uniformly under normal use conditions.
  • The 3.0 CRDi without DPF spans two separate specification entries — one covering 2009-2011 and another covering 2012-2020 — yet both entries carry identical capacity, check, and change values, indicating no revision to brake fluid specifications between those periods.
  • The 3.0 CRDi DPF variant, introduced in the 2012-2020 range, shares the same 0.7-0.8 liter capacity and 24-month change interval as the non-DPF 3.0 CRDi of the same period, meaning the addition of a diesel particulate filter had no recorded effect on brake fluid service specifications.
  • The 4.6-liter variant, covering 2009-2016, follows the same 0.7-0.8 liter capacity and 24-month change interval as the diesel configurations, showing no differentiation in brake fluid service requirements between the petrol V8 and the diesel powertrains.

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