brake hoses rusting
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Same as most BMW's many of which use the same brakes, and to be fair most makes these days. Standard hoses are currently about £12 a piece on Eurocarparts and an easy DIY fix, or relatively cheap to have done particularly if you are having a service and brake fluid change anyway. Not a biggie but a worthwhile bargaining point.
Good luck with your search
Good luck with your search
Beedub said:
Could be I suppose but the OP said hoses which are the most common MOT advisory/failure when the metal ferrules corrode. Pipes are obviously a far, far bigger job but a big percentage are actually hidden and often not picked up on. Worthwhile checking if the advisories are actually the hose or pipes then
My indy highlighted that my brake lines were starting to look a bit corroded within the arches on one of my inspections.
I cleaned them up with a bit of brake cleaner and once all the crud was off them they didn't look that bad at all. Once clean I gave them a coat of black hammerite.
I cleaned them up with a bit of brake cleaner and once all the crud was off them they didn't look that bad at all. Once clean I gave them a coat of black hammerite.
Most common fail point seems to be where they emerge from the underbody plastic shield and follow the ns wheel liner. That point there and where one emerges on the os having crossed the car. There's also the horrible short length of pipe down each rear suspension arm that can easily be eliminated by longer braided hoses.
As posted above in fairness it's the most common point on most cars. More water thrown up and less engine/ exhaust heat to keep them dry, plus up to 14 years old or a decade for ///M's
As posted above in fairness it's the most common point on most cars. More water thrown up and less engine/ exhaust heat to keep them dry, plus up to 14 years old or a decade for ///M's
frazell said:cj10jeeper said:
Spot on, these were the worst sections on mine with most build up of caked on dirt. Good tip on extending the braided hoses at the rear too.
A few of us have done the conversion using HEL hoses. Spec is in the forum if anyone needs it
frazell said:cj10jeeper said:
Bit annoying I didn't know about this sooner as converted to Goodridge steel braided hoses all around about 18months ago. Another job on the list now, damn this forum!
Goodridge/HEL practically the same thing, yours will be fine I'm sure. The main area of concern as mentioned is where the actual pipes protrude in the ns rear wheel liner, these cannot be replaced easily. Preventative measures need to be taken with these imo.
afennell said:
As noted in the posts above these brake lines corrode at the rear end. Never heard of them going forward of the rear of the underside plastic cover (say 30cm from wheel arch)
That's the point at which I cut off the old pipes and joined in new.
Certainly worth taking the wheels off and checking. If you clean them up you'll avoid a big job in the future.