The Trouser Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 (edited) Braking hard this morning as traffic lights went to amber, the brakes brought the car to a halt but then the pedal went straight to the floor with no resistance whatsoever. Got the Zed recovered to my usual dealer who said that the brake pipe/hose had split near to the fuel tank. To replace it would mean the fuel tank coming out etc. etc. so not a small job.- but it's going to take around a month to get hold of a new pipe as they are not readily available and they don't like to manufacture their own replacements. Zed is currently VOR and waiting for the parts. Do I have any alternatives for sourcing a new brake pipe? Thanks. (04 plate GT) Edited December 18, 2014 by The Trouser Quote
WINKJ Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Braking hard this morning as traffic lights went to amber, the brakes brought the car to a halt but then the pedal went straight to the floor with no resistance whatsoever. Got the Zed recovered to my usual dealer who said that the brake pipe/hose had split near to the fuel tank. To replace it would mean the fuel tank coming out etc. etc. so not a small job.- but it's going to take around a month to get hold of a new pipe as they are not readily available and they don't like to manufacture their own replacements. Zed is currently VOR and waiting for the parts. Do I have any alternatives for sourcing a new brake pipe? Thanks. please please speak with ZMANALEX or some of the other traders. they will be able to sort this much quicker! Quote
Commander Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 ^^^ What he said. They're having you on if you think it'll take a month to fix this. Quote
Ekona Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Don't like to manufacturer their own?! Pfft, useless. Go somewhere else. 1 Quote
The Trouser Posted December 18, 2014 Author Posted December 18, 2014 please please speak with ZMANALEX or some of the other traders. they will be able to sort this much quicker! Of course - thanks Quote
SteveM Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 good job it failed AFTER you had fully stopped and not as you were stopping or you might have had to change your user name to the brown trouser...... 5 Quote
AliveBoy Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Any decent mechanic should be able to knock up some new brake lines in a morning. The only thing they have to pay for is some copper brake pipe, some joiners and clips. The rest is labour for them at whatever rate they charge, it's almost free money. 2 Quote
The Trouser Posted December 18, 2014 Author Posted December 18, 2014 good job it failed AFTER you had fully stopped and not as you were stopping or you might have had to change your user name to the brown trouser...... Yes - very lucky as it was pretty quiet at the time with no other cars around me and only doing around 45-50 mph. Quote
Zedd Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Any decent mechanic should be able to knock up some new brake lines in a morning. The only thing they have to pay for is some copper brake pipe, some joiners and clips. The rest is labour for them at whatever rate they charge, it's almost free money. What he said! Sounds like your dealers trying to rip you off mate! Glad your okay too, could have gone alot worse! Quote
GT4 Zed Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Lucky escape! +1 on what the others have said. And while you are at it I would replace the rubber lines to braided SS lines. Quote
Keyser Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 have a full set of brake pipes laying around the back of the shed - if you want to collect them ......... Quote
jimboy2 Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 But don't let them charge you 10 hours labour to sort it like some poor member on here a while ago. 1 Quote
AliveBoy Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 But don't let them charge you 10 hours labour to sort it like some poor member on here a while ago. I was going to mention that but couldn't remember the exact number Quote
R35LEE Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Lucky Boy having them fail in that manner! Someone must be watching out for you 1 Quote
ATTAK Z Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 New user name required for this man ... should be "The BROWN Trouser" 1 Quote
a2orry Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Don't like to manufacturer their own?! Pfft, useless. Go somewhere else. + 1 Quote
JurassicZ Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Don't these cars have a twin system, so if the fronts or rears fail, then the other at least will stop you? Heck even my 1968 Pagoda has a twin system! Quote
gsexr Posted December 18, 2014 Posted December 18, 2014 Most twin systems mean you will still have brakes but the pedal will travel almost down to the floor so if you have never experienced it dont expect it to be a normal pedal with just half the brakes coming on. Quote
The Trouser Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 Back on the road again Been nearly 3 weeks since the breakdown but my "dealer" has been absolutely fantastic. Sourced and fitted the new brake lines over Xmas (cost £220 all in) and I've a had courtesy car for free during that time. I say "dealer" as they are now not a Nissan dealer but a Kia/Hyundai/whatever dealer so the way they source Nissan parts has changed slightly (as I've been told by the tech who did the changes). Anyway, chuffed to bits to be back in the Zed - just had to tell some 3 Quote
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