Scotland North AR Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Hi, just thinking about my next 2nd Annual service which will occur at 64,000 miles and 13 years after registration. The owners manual calls for the change of brake hoses every four years, fuel lines every six years.Have people done these things that regularly?Do you know why they are recommended?Obviously due to the mileage and age they should have been done but to my knowledge they haven't been.Answers on a post card to....Thanks for any advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Arundel Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I think it`s an old reference to sustained track use and old rubber type hoses (also applies to cambelts) which age harden and crack under stress conditions, I don`t think it is relevant to recent road use cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7 wonders of the world Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I would inspect carefully all rubber fuel lines I found significant cracking in mine, some of which were Ford componentsMine have been replace with Gates Barricade R14 hose.Braided brakes hoses also suffer degredation as dirt penetrates the stainless overbraid and abrades the nylon inner lines as they flex in operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland North AR Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Thanks very much for the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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