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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Driving / February 2007Question about hose life...
Just curious as to how long a set of hoses can be expected to last on a car? My question pertains to my '96 Taurus that I just took to the shop to have a coolant leak checked. The mechanic says its a small crack in the expansion tank, and he looked at and squeesed the hoses and said that as long as they are pliable, they are OK and that when they start to crunch is when there is a problem. Now, here comes the reason for my question. To the best of my knowledge, these hoses in question are the original hoses on the car (11 years old and 135 000+ miles) as I recall no hose replacements have been done since I bought the car (I bought the car new in late 1995) save for maybe some recall work done in the first year that I owned the car.  Signaturenecromancer Deadly Psychopath. And Proud of it, Man!! On Feb 8, 4:19 pm, necromancer > Just curious as to how long a set of hoses can be expected to last on a > car? My question pertains to my '96 Taurus that I just took to the shop [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Deadly Psychopath. And Proud of it, Man!! Hose manufacturers may disagree with me, but I've found that good quality hoses can last 15 years or more. I just replaced what I believe are the original hoses on my '88 944 probably three years ago. They were starting to get bulgy, but they were still working fine - the impetus for replacing them was that I had to have the timing belt serviced anyway. nate > On Feb 8, 4:19 pm, necromancer >> Just curious as to how long a set of hoses can be expected to last on a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> car new in late 1995) save for maybe some recall work done in the first >> year that I owned the car. > Hose manufacturers may disagree with me, but I've found that good > quality hoses can last 15 years or more. > I just replaced what I believe are the original hoses on my '88 944 > probably three years ago. They were starting to get bulgy, but they > were still working fine - the impetus for replacing them was that I > had to have the timing belt serviced anyway. I generally replace hoses when they start to look bulgy or just feel squishy to me. When there is decay on the ends beyond the hose clamp as well. I just replaced the hoses on the mustang last year. I've probably replaced hoses I didn't absolutely need to once or twice, but I didn't feel like finding out the hard way. > Just curious as to how long a set of hoses can be expected to last on a > car? My question pertains to my '96 Taurus that I just took to the shop > to have a coolant leak checked. The mechanic says its a small crack in > the expansion tank, and he looked at and squeesed the hoses and said > that as long as they are pliable, they are OK and that when they start > to crunch is when there is a problem. On my car (18 years old), I had two split hoses over a 2 year period. In neither case were the hoses crunchy -- they were just extremely soft, and the splits were very thin cracks parallel to the hose direction that had been leaking for some time (months?) , but one day finally decided to open right up (presumably when steam pressure reached some particular level). I replaced them all except for one that cannot be removed without removing the throttle body, which is not a simple job! Just carrying duct tape with me in case that one goes :) On Feb 8, 4:19 pm, necromancer > Just curious as to how long a set of hoses can be expected to last on a > car? My question pertains to my '96 Taurus that I just took to the shop [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Deadly Psychopath. And Proud of it, Man!! I have a farm tractor that was built in 1980. The heater hoses (for the cab) are original. The main water pump hoes were replaced about 15 years ago when the water pump was replaced. Hoses last a lot longer than they did in the 50's. I never replaced a single hose on my 1992 F150 (sold it last year). It really comes down to risk adverse you are. Persoanlly I wouldn't worry about an 11 years old car. On the other hand, if you are planning to keep the car for another 10 years, you might as well replace them now. Ed Ladies and Gentlemen (and I use those words loosely), Ed White said in rec.autos.driving: > On Feb 8, 4:19 pm, necromancer > > Just curious as to how long a set of hoses can be expected to last on a [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > planning to keep the car for another 10 years, you might as well > replace them now. Got the car back this afternoon, the mechanic after looking closer at the lower hose suggested that that one should be replaced - said it was looking a little bulgy, so might as well replace it while he was tearing the car apart anyway (the waterpump he had replaced last Nov was also leaking, so he was replacing that anyway - under warranty - so may as well get hte hose too). Said the other hoses still look good, so I'm sticking with those for now. Don't know how long I'll be keeping the car. If all goes well, maybe another 5 years or so (my last car went to 13 years and 250K on the odometer, so this one - hopefully - has a way to go yet; even though I use it mostly for driving around town and use a different car for road trips). Thanx all for the replies.... Signaturenecromancer Deadly Psychopath. And Proud of it, Man!! |
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