Soldato
That's not even close to being an MOT fail. I'm a tester and that's not even an advisory based on that picture.
Voiding warranty?
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Cheers. It's frustrating that 3 have said the same. Porsche saw it first end, the other 2 saw that same image.
Soldato
I can understand the Porsche tech mentioning it while it's in for inspection service. No way should any tester be saying that constitutes an MOT fail. Looks like any brake pipe on a car over a year old.
It's just surface rust. If they are going to fail people for that, then every UK car over about a year old is "unroadworthy".
This kind of thing makes MOT histories untrustworthy. Some testers are very lenient, some fail cars for stuff which isn't really a problem. I've seen cars with totally clean MOT histories which have issues, others with loads of fails but are almost immaculate :/
This kind of thing makes MOT histories untrustworthy. Some testers are very lenient, some fail cars for stuff which isn't really a problem. I've seen cars with totally clean MOT histories which have issues, others with loads of fails but are almost immaculate :/
Soldato
Yip comes down to standard of tester. Worked with a few guys who you just wouldn't trust to work on or assess your car.
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If you can get some made of copper, what about steel or even stainless then it's a moot point. I highly doubt a technician could tell the difference between stainless and mild steel brake lines apart from a lack of rust
. I'd be wary of copper pipe, as it will oxidise to some extent, brake fluid may even eat through it as I've heard it's quite corrosive.
. I'd be wary of copper pipe, as it will oxidise to some extent, brake fluid may even eat through it as I've heard it's quite corrosive.
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Sand it a little bit, treat with hydrate 80 then rattle can some silver paint. Job done!
If you can get some made of copper, what about steel or even stainless then it's a moot point. I highly doubt a technician could tell the difference between stainless and mild steel brake lines apart from a lack of rust
Copper, from corrosivity point of view is better than steel or stainless.
Soldato
Can’t you just clean it up a bit and take it back or is the problem that now Porsche know about it you need to have them replaced?
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Its ok guys, I've digitally enhanced the photo and hopefully made it a lot clearer.
Bingo. They'll be looking for the problem when it's next in.
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Huh i didn't no that, and lol at that picture, did you smear vasaline on the lens?
I would definitely be attacking them with a wire brush. Once the surface corrosion is off you will be able to see if they are pitted or not. Couple of minutes work will either save you a fortune or confirm the brakes need urgent safety maintenance.
looks like a bit rust on that to nut and then some form of white build up on the pipe externally.
Personally I'd go ham with a wire brush and have the retest done
Personally I'd go ham with a wire brush and have the retest done
Soldato
Its ok guys, I've digitally enhanced the photo and hopefully made it a lot clearer.
Get Raymond Lin in here to sort it out
Got Raymond in to take the photo for me.