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Simon Mason - 11 Nov 2004 13:49 GMT

My wife had a brake failure on our 1999 156 1.8T. The garage says a brake
pipe has rusted through and all the fluid escaped. Just thought I'd mention
it so that people can inspect theirs for similar corrosion.

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Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
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Alfistagj - 11 Nov 2004 18:51 GMT

Let me guess, your brake fluid has never been changed yet........

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AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan)
Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) (soon: GT 2.0JTS)
Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4)

> My wife had a brake failure on our 1999 156 1.8T. The garage says a brake
> pipe has rusted through and all the fluid escaped. Just thought I'd
> mention it so that people can inspect theirs for similar corrosion.

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Simon Mason - 12 Nov 2004 11:11 GMT

> Let me guess, your brake fluid has never been changed yet........

I asked the garage to change it after 2 years, who knows if they did?

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Simon Mason - 12 Nov 2004 13:59 GMT

> Let me guess, your brake fluid has never been changed yet........

No, the garage mechanic says it had rusted through from the *outside*.
Apparently not all of the pipe is covered in a protective layer.
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