Brake Pipes (1 Viewer)

[Figaro]

When I had the last MOT done the tester said that the plastic coating on the brake pipes had perished and he advised smearing them in grease to avoid corrosion. This was a friendly recommendation, not an advisory.
Is this really the best approach ? surely they are going to become coated in dirt and muck stuck to the grease. Maybe this doesn`t matter.
Is there a better approach anyone can recommend ?

 

[MikeD]

Dirt and muck does not a MOT failure make but corrosion does. Paint the grease on thick.

 

[ivorantony]

much better than grease is to wire brush the pipes then hammerite waxoil them, it's a soft underseal that won't wash off once it's dried,

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[injebreck99]

Old used engine oil from a petrol engine, you never see corrosion under any vehicle that has oil leaks, and it's free.

 

[Geo]

Better still replace them.
Greased brake pipes strike fear into a tester, as hes afraid he'll miss something your trying to hide
He may remove grease to inspect although he should replace it, hardly any do, and leave pipes open to future corrosion.
Also you leave yourself open every year to an "Advisory Brake Pipes Greased" looks great when your selling. and they check the history NOT!!!
If your hiding rusty brake pipes what else have you bodged

 

[tonyidle]

The OP said the coating had perished but the pipes weren't corroded. Given that the coating is, in my limited experience, rather prone to splitting anyway a coating of Waxoil on both affected and unaffected pipes seems sensible. If renewing don't use coated pipes - ask for Kunifer pipes. No coating of any sort and don't corrode.

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[injebreck99]

When I was M OT testing leading up to retirement, I treated grease covered brake pipes with suspicion, I had an Escort van , with heavily greased brake pipes, burst a front to rear pipe during the brake test, I could not tell how badly corroded they were by visual inspection only.

 

[Figaro]

I think I`ll go the waxoil route, thanks for all replies.
A little job for a dry weekend

 

[Landy lover]

No matter what your thoughts are Geo's advice is the best. Little point in going down a hill fully loaded happy to be on holiday with wax oiled /greased pipes and the brakes fail !! in the scheme of things new brake lines are little cost against the value of your life or those in it or the value of the vehicle

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[Geo]

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