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[fatboyfat]

Got the eternalcar exhaust fitted today,great to have a quiet car but my fuel consumption has gone through the roof now i don't have to try and keep the noise down.Prob saved aboyt £300 with the help from this site so many thanks to those who helped with advice.This garage says brake pipes are corroded and they are talking having to drop cross member for access,is this right or garage fantasy talk cos i might have a go at those myself if i don't have to do that.

[ngrainqey]

if im right in thinking then the brake pipes go across ontop of the cross member infront of the radiator... why not just drain your coolant and take the radiator off... you get to change your coolant so gets a job out of the way at the same time

[Bandit127]

Well done on getting the exhaust sorted - a proper result

Previous posts on your brake lines were generally that it was unlikely that they were that bad. And that a brush up with some scotch brite or wire wool and a coating of grease would sort them. If the SAME garage is still telling you this, I would still question it. Perhaps get a second opinion.

How much do they reckon - sounds like £150 to me...  

[fatboyfat]

Different garage,wanted to see what they thought,heard some stories about the first garage,who BTW have generally been good with me,however checked old MOT's from other cars and noticed a large amount brake pipe failures.What i was after here is if anyone knew if tackling the pipes is doable for a rookie mechanic like me with good pratical skills and all my own teeth and some excellent advice form all of you out there.

[Andy B]

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What i was after here is if anyone knew if tackling the pipes is doable for a rookie mechanic like me with good pratical skills and all my own teeth and some excellent advice form all of you out there.

Yes!
Either by buying the flaring kit, which aren't particularly expensive, or by taking the old pipe into your local motor factor 7 asking them to make one up 'like that' for you. IME that's as cheap in the long run.

[holtender]

Changing brake pipes is an easy job to tackle, as sugested just take your old ones off and take them into your local factor and have new copper ones made for you. All you will need is a spanner!

Then it is just a matter of bleeding your system.

[Alex Wood]

It helps to know what size brake pipe and unions you're after when you go int a motor factors but if you take in one of the short lengths of pipe off the car they'll be able to match it. Never done them on the Omega but for my Monza I used M10 metric short unions and 3/16 copper pipe. If you wanted to make them yourself, the Clarke kit from Machine Mart is the one to have, model no CHT229. You can also buy a pipe bender from them for about a tenner. Not absolutely necessary but makes the job look more professional because although copper pipe is easy to bend by hand it's difficult to get straight lines and uniform curves.

It's actually a really satisfying job when you hook up the Easy Bleed and watch all the fresh brake fluid come through your nice new pipes. WD40 on the caliper bleed valves beforehand is a good idea as well, to make sure you get them undone without snapping them. Just don't get it on the discs & pads!

[Andy B]

Changing brake pipes is an easy job to tackle, as sugested just take your old ones off and take them into your local factor and have new copper ones made for you. All you will need is a spanner!

Then it is just a matter of bleeding your system.

Preferably a flare nut spanner for the unions as if they're tight, it's easy to bu66er up the flats.