sipops
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Whilst having its MOT today the main front to rear brake pipe failed. Everything was OK before but during the brake test -with greater force than I usually apply - the pipe ruptured.
Don't know whether to  as just as well it happened there and not when I was driving, or  as yet more expense having had the front and rear timing belts renewed last month.
Needless to say it failed the MOT! 2005 D3 TDV6 HSE
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 17th Sep 2010 6:40 pm |
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bigdave
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Looking on the bright side at least it failed whilst it was stationary.
Imagine if you were bombing along the motorway.
It may be wise to check all brake lines as there was some talk on this forum about brake lines becoming brittle and failing.
Hope you get it sorted.
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| 17th Sep 2010 6:54 pm |
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Blimey, I'd say you were lucky, if it had gone in a real emergency stop scenario it could have been interesting to say the least!! 2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
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| 17th Sep 2010 6:55 pm |
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ruggedpeak
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Brake lines going brittle on a 5 year old car 
Is that usual - everything I've ever owned before has well been well over 5 years old and never had that?
Bit worrying. Tony
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| 17th Sep 2010 7:14 pm |
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Russell
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I would be going back to LR, have heard of and know brake hoses to fail but never a brake pipe especially on a 5 year old car  MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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| 17th Sep 2010 7:27 pm |
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ruggedpeak wrote:Brake lines going brittle on a 5 year old car
Is that usual - everything I've ever owned before has well been well over 5 years old and never had that?
Bit worrying.
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| 17th Sep 2010 8:49 pm |
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disco_steve
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Someone once said:
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| 17th Sep 2010 9:57 pm |
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Trackman
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My Father's 3 year old Fiesta brake pipe lines failed in the same way and the car had low mileage. To make matters worse, he was on his way to my wedding at the time.
Oh, I forgot Landrover = Ford at the time. 
Ian.
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| 17th Sep 2010 10:11 pm |
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Gareth
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Had the pipe been rubbing against something else?
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| 17th Sep 2010 10:35 pm |
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Dave T
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Its a bit worrying considering for all of us that have a 5 year old car as well Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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| 18th Sep 2010 3:30 am |
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Donny
Member Since: 05 Mar 2009
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Mine's just five years old and although they didn't burst on the MoT, it failed on corroded rear pipes this month. The tester is an old mate and he called me down to show me how bad they were as he was shocked at the state of them. They were fine last year but a real mess this - it nevers goes off road, had only done 8k miles in the year and lives in a good dry garage. Just looks like it may be a common problem due to poor choice of materials by LR or quality problems. No choice but to replace them.
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| 18th Sep 2010 9:46 am |
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Mike C
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
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Hi there. On my MOT, heavy corrosion was identified on exactly same brake pipe and had to be replaced (5 year old HSE).
This is obviously an area of weakness, gladly mine did not fail on the move.
Hope it gets sorted.
Mike
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| 18th Sep 2010 9:48 am |
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Robbie
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I've had mine for 5 years so given the potential ramifications I would like to check the state of my pipes! I'm still stunned that they could decay so badly within either a service or MoT interval.
Anyone got a picture to help me know what and where to look, or at least a description a luddite like me could follow?
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| 18th Sep 2010 10:38 am |
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Donny
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I recall they are routed between the exhaust heatshield and the underside of the shell so are mostly hidden but they can be seen around the middle of the car (left to right) just in front of the rear axle - as they head out to the hubs. Putting the car on a ramp or stands makes it much easier to inspect.
I understand any corrosion on the pipes is a clear MOT fail as there is no guidance on acceptable limits of corrosion. Probably a good idea given Sipops experience.
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| 18th Sep 2010 11:43 am |
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Windy Corner
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I had an advisory at last Octobers MOT on the chassis brake pipes, not sure what this years will entail, expecting the worse. Oh yes, 2005 on a 55 plate.......................
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