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Post by EcoTrans (Leicester) on Jul 18, 2012 19:47:59 GMT
(sorry if someone's flagged these before)
Corrosion.
1. BMW X5, rear brake pipes esp. metal sections of flexi-hoses that sit on top of the rear suspension arms. May be covered in muck. Visible best when jacked up, suspension extended, through the wheel. Check every inch! (had one corroded thro' which let-go during RBT today; Other side similar gave it a 'tick' in the D-box). I've failed several of these before.
2. Mini. I still think of them as 'new' (ish) cars. Tested an '03 plate the other day, as-new appearance but nearly 10 years old. Rear end, 'tick D-Box' brake pipes, more than one!!
Hoses.
3. Can someone advise, have Landrover specified changing brake hose/s at any particular service interval on on any of their models??
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alex
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Post by alex on Jul 18, 2012 20:03:37 GMT
Replaced brake pipes on a 2005 mini a couple of weeks back front to rear badly corroded also many BMW,s all models seem to have corroded brake pipes not all to the point of failure but will need replacing maybe at next mot test ,seems to be quite common on these vehicles and landrovers above chassis sections at rear of vehicle,older Toyota,s can be bad where there hidden by that trim which run,s on the underside of the car.
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nitros44
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Post by nitros44 on Jul 18, 2012 21:22:25 GMT
Land Rover is now calling for replacement of the flexible brake hoses every six years.
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Daveg
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Post by Daveg on Jul 18, 2012 22:13:57 GMT
I tested a Td5 Saturday morning, the chassis complete had been recently painted over and visual inspection as far as corrosion goes was a no go, so I had to put on the fail notice advisory that the visual inspection was seriously impaired as far as corrosion inspection was concerned, after all if you can't see it you can't judge it, and as the brake pipes run along the top of the chassis painted over, you can't judge them either. Daveg
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Post by excessive on Jul 20, 2012 12:44:02 GMT
Yeah watch those X5 rear brake hoses, they are very easy to over look.
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