Tenebreaux · Feb 9, 2020

Datatek said:
No, it was the yanks, there was a very interesting TV program about it some time ago
Do not whatever you do scrape the crap off your brake pipes, that will be all that is stopping them leaking
My mate had a brake pipe let go on the MOT when they did the brake test on his L322 and I had the one that goes across h back axle on my P38 let go when I did an emergency stop

I have three coils of 5/16 copper sat in the garage. Mate gave them to me when he moved back to London. Used one to redo the lines on a Renault Megane. Might be a summer project for the P38.

RangeRoller dt · Feb 9, 2020

Back ones always need doing at this age. Under the tank/across back axle

Tenebreaux · Feb 9, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
Back ones always need doing at this age. Under the tank/across back axle

Oh goody, a use for the little pipe bending set I couldn't resist buying a while back.

Dopey · Feb 9, 2020

As I have to sometimes replace the brake pipes, I put copper in, seems the way to go, not had any trouble yet, and replaced the brake fluid with fully synthetic

Grrrrrr · Feb 9, 2020

I've had advisories on my brake lines for 3 years. Bought the stuff but not yet got around to it.

Datatek · Feb 9, 2020

Dopey said:
As I have to sometimes replace the brake pipes, I put copper in, seems the way to go, not had any trouble yet, and replaced the brake fluid with fully synthetic

Is it compatible with the seals in your brake system?

Dopey · Feb 9, 2020

Datatek said:
Is it compatible with the seals in your brake system?

Well it's been in there now for like 8 years!! so I think the seals are fine, or they would have degraded a long time ago, maybe (I don't know) the seals are OK with synthetic???

Datatek · Feb 9, 2020

Dopey said:
Well it's been in there now for like 8 years!! so I think the seals are fine, or they would have degraded a long time ago, maybe (I don't know) the seals are OK with synthetic???

Some of it.

Jon Dor · Feb 9, 2020

After EIGHT years of being thoroughly rodgered with synthetic stuff, I would wager your seals are happy being regularly rodgered by fully synthetic fluid. That sounds SO WRONG in my head. So much so, that I will just hit the "Post Reply" tit....

Dopey · Feb 9, 2020

Jon Dor said:
After EIGHT years of being thoroughly rodgered with synthetic stuff, I would wager your seals are happy being regularly rodgered by fully synthetic fluid. That sounds SO WRONG in my head. So much so, that I will just hit the "Post Reply" tit....

Maybe they like a good rogering..... they ain't complaining anyway

Dopey · Feb 9, 2020

Well at least its not viscous, is that the right word?) and soaks up the water, so its rusting away from the inside out

Dopey · Feb 9, 2020

hygroscopic.... I was being thick......

23108924 · Feb 9, 2020

I looked at the price of a new set of rear air suspension bags. And then I put eBay away and went looking for a new P38 for sale.....

Rubberknees · Feb 9, 2020

23108924 said:
I looked at the price of a new set of rear air suspension bags. And then I put eBay away and went looking for a new P38 for sale.....

Bought some of Island , very reasonable I thought

RangeRoller dt · Feb 9, 2020

Grrrrrr said:
I've had advisories on my brake lines for 3 years. Bought the stuff but not yet got around to it.

I had advisory of grease on them, they got hammerited with the back axle no advisory now. There was a tiny tiny weep near rear hub, stopped after I rust treated it

23108924 · Feb 10, 2020

Rubberknees said:
Bought some of Island , very reasonable I thought

She's had brand new front ones, she's just being demanding now. Good job I love her really.

brianp38dse · Feb 10, 2020

23108924 said:
She's had brand new front ones, she's just being demanding now. Good job I love her really.

Range rovers demanding, never

RangeRoller dt · Feb 10, 2020

She’ll be asking for a dog next

23108924 · Feb 10, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
She’ll be asking for a dog next

I can't say much. I made Bix get me a puppy and now we have two dogs

tomcat59alan · Feb 10, 2020

Got an insurance quote today, just picked myself off the floor, it's gone DOWN £3 to just under £181, fully comp. protected no claims. Happy days.

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