Metal Brake Fluid Lines

[SamGTi 0]

The metal brake fluid pipe that feeds the fluis to the O/S/R caliper on my 1.9 has corroded and is now leaking fluid. I have had brake lines made up in the past and been charged around an hours labour. I just wondered if this one will be any more difficult as it runs over the top of the edge of my fuel tank and then down to the caliper (I am sure some of you must know where I mean)? Is it a pretty straight forward job for a garage or am I gonna have to shell out because of the difficulty of getting to it?

[mickie 3]

tricky getting it in there but it is possible, i managed..

 

i just got it up on axel stands and pushed the new pipe along from the back of the car first.. looked up through the small hole next to the fuel tank and pulled it down with my finger, think i may have used a screw driver to pull it down too.. obviously you need to take the spair wheel off and out the way

[jonnie205 1]

Quite a hard job to be honets unless you are fairly handy. Its the hardest pipe to do and if that one is corroded the the others will need doing too. Remember to check your calliper bleed nipples too as thye can break very easily

[SamGTi 0]

I am not doing it myself! It's about the one thing I want the garage to do! I just don't want them to charge me loads to do it that's all! Yeah I know about the nipples but fortunately I have 4 reconditioned calipers so the nipples were new late last year so should be ok! Thanks for the advice though

[pugrallye 0]

We used to get a book time of 3 hrs to replace them (both front to rears) that included removing fuel tank

[SamGTi 0]

3 hours! That means it's gonna cost me £100 to change a brake line?

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Thats about right as it's not the quickest of job's but I would get both done as the last few I have changed have all broken when moved

[pugrallye 0]

Yes that used to be peugeots suggested retail time for a franchised dealer to replace them

[M_R_205 5 1 Cars]

dont be a pussy do it yourself , removing the fuel tank aint that hard, just undo the fuel lines and the filler hose and lower it enough to get a hose into the tank to syphon it and disconect the breather, then drop it out, takes about half an hour to an hour, while your under there have a look at what rust you mite have and give it a clean up

Edited June 15, 2007 by M_R_205

[Peetypug 5]

i paid £150 18 months ago to do both sides

it cost so much cause they had to drop the fuel tank to fit them

i'm glad i got it done by a decent garage cause one said £70 and he would run them under the tank instead of over due to it being "a bit tricky"

[SamGTi 0]

Had it done today by my friendly garage and they charged me....£30!

 

I was shocked! I was asking all sorts of questions making sure he had done it right but the mechanic used to do some rallying and has had loads of 205's so he knew wxactly how to do it! Well pleased!