Been asked to add my experience to this thread.
Having read every article going on this subject and then confused myself, I just decided to go for it but using the below link as the guide as I liked the pictures.
I ended up using silicon rubber vac hose 3.5 m of 4mm and 1.5m of 5mm dia. This type of pipe is flexible and not too thick as space is very tight. I did check on web if ok to use and could not see anything saying no.
I did not purchase the brass Tee’s as shown in picture as very pricey but decent water jet types worked fine. There is a previous article that lists a supplier. Price looks very good £1 for 10 I think.
I’m not going to do war and peace step by step report but here’s some safety stuff first. Clear a whole day and do not rush. Also put up a do not disturb sign. Pump up suspension if can. Drive up ramps. Chock wheels and axel stand under sills as we all know the car will sink.
Now the actual work stuff. Mark up all your pipes with different coloured tapes etc. as you rip out. No point writing on them. The one’s to watch out for are the front suspension returns as one is an air vent and the other a fluid return. Dead easy to mix up like I did.
The lower suspension bracket dose have to come off to help get at pipes etc. but trying to get back on is hard. I used a small ratchet strap. I wrapped it around the sump and hooked onto cross member (make sure no pipes in way!). I had to tighten loads to get bolt back in so watch out if strap slips!
I decided to replace the back set of pipes first as I could then put those in place and pull through towards the rear. I made them up like picture but cut to size and not as per old ones. I did cut back the 2 plastic returns by 6 inches that run to the rear suspension as suggested in one of the articles I read as much easier to add new rubber onto them after. This is why I cut the new rubber to size. Make sure you pull up each long pipe to the tank individually and not in a bunch. The front octopus pipes build up the same as rear. I ran individual pipe to front high corrector. To get to that return connection I found accessing from the rear of sub frame is easier than trying at the front. It is tempting I know, but with a very long screwdriver you can get a small pipe clip on to both connections. The spare 4 and 5mm plastic pipe cut off from rear return pipes make excellent joiners if you want to leave some of the pipes that run to N/S suspension.
The rest was just pipe per pipe. I did not replace all the pipes going over to N/S suspension as looked fine. May regret it but car only drives local and 500m a year if that.
Folks say it can take just 2 hours. I agree if I did another then no problems. I’m in Staffordshire so if need a hand let me know.
However, I’m now scared of replacing the 2 front brake hoses as looking tired. Any advice?
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