Got a moment, answered my own question, it seems like it was hashed out here six years ago. Link 10 years was mentioned then too. Looks like I have a pile of them to replace!
I assume you're referring to the Sunsong hoses that everyone reboxes nowadays. There's a reason why they do that: Sunsong makes a high quality product.The old originals are likely better than Chinese made junk aftermarket hose assemblies..
The other side to that is buying the tools when you need them usually pay for themselves in a job or 2 when you realize the savings in labor and diagnostics alone, the good part is get to keep the tools.Fair enough--I haven't seen that, but I haven't looked closely during brake jobs to know that. Kinda makes sense, lots of flex and salt exposure, although I don't think UV exposure is that bad (nothing like what the tire wall sees).
Kinda argues for replacing a car at the end of 10 years--just ignore the clunks and noises, then send it off with dead struts, LCA bushings and all. Otherwise one has to invest in piles of tools and software to keep an older car going. I've been lucky so far with caliper changes and not needing software but it is starting to sound like you need a scan tool to do anything on these modern cars.
10 years is a long time for a brake hose? When did that become the norm? I could see 20 but 10?
I assume you're referring to the Sunsong hoses that everyone reboxes nowadays. There's a reason why they do that: Sunsong makes a high quality product.
Ha! I missed that it was you who started that thread! All I did was a quick search into the matter.Shows you how old my car and I are! I thought I may have asked this before because it seems like most questions I ask about a 21+ yo car are repeats. Yikes, I have no idea where the years go.
My VW seemed to have a lot of VW-only tools. Which would have paid for themselves by not paying labor. But some of the bigger jobs it seems wiser to pay for experience--it'll work first time, not third time after replacing yet more stuff. Like a timing belt on an interference motor.The other side to that is buying the tools when you need them usually pay for themselves in a job or 2 when you realize the savings in labor and diagnostics alone, the good part is get to keep the tools.
If you don't know how to use a tool or piece of equipment you have to learn which can be a lot of fun (for me anyway), you add to your skill set every time.
When I learned this trade starting in 1971 we didn't need many tools at all and a lot of the technical advances that are considered normal today were not even on the drawing board. Its been a lot of learning and a lot more tools since then.
You're asking me to provide evidence that something is good rather than asking the other guy for evidence that it's junk? Being junk is a lot easier to prove if it's the case.Whats your objective evidence on that?
All the very old (30+ year) hoses Ive removed are Pirelli...
My VW seemed to have a lot of VW-only tools. Which would have paid for themselves by not paying labor. But some of the bigger jobs it seems wiser to pay for experience--it'll work first time, not third time after replacing yet more stuff. Like a timing belt on an interference motor.
I am not looking forward to debugging my first electrical gremlin...
Just have to factor tools into a car purchase. The scan tool and all the other tools expected. I've been fighting subscribing to alldata or whatever and getting a real scan tool, seems like I could spend a couple car payments between those two items. I was doing good and kept it to only needing one diag tool, but now I need two. That's life I guess.