turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Location: Toowoomba Posted 22/02/05 11:19 AM Share Posted 22/02/05 11:19 AM get your dad to go for a drive with the service manager, and you can sit in the back with a video camera making sure you get his responses.Dazza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 9m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 22/02/05 11:41 AM Share Posted 22/02/05 11:41 AM I had my fairmont boost gauge tapped into the booster hose, but I also thought it was a tad risky. I replaced the booster line ($6 from Auto1) and it was a BEIACH of a job. Took me about 1 hour with graised knuckles. The b**ch was getting the hose end of the motor without pulling all the inlet hoses off.Good luck.....you will need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRBloke Donating Members 1,219 Member For: 21y 5m 15d Posted 24/02/05 03:25 AM Share Posted 24/02/05 03:25 AM Bit expensive for a first service???Which dealership, I think they seen you coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickq Member 740 Member For: 21y 7m 19d Posted 24/02/05 11:50 AM Share Posted 24/02/05 11:50 AM Mate, seriously, you tapped your brake booster for a vacum feed??my opinion, good on u for listening, and $15 and some time is worth it.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>A lot of us have for the fairmont type boost guage. The instructions tell you to do this.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Its a silly place to port it in, regardless of who said to do it!Its not only the plumbing you need to ensure is done well, but if the guage itself fails and lets in air you will have a major change in braking. If it happened and you needed to brake hard, you are in trouble. I agree it could well root your insurance if you made a claim that involved you braking hard but not quite stopping in time. Insurance companies would see it as an undisclosed modification to the braking system, and put the onus on you to prove it didnt alter your braking capability. (Not necessarily easy to prove, depending on the way your boost guage is contructred internally). As we know, insurance companies dont need much reason to turn down a claim. Connect it in somewhere more appropriate. Better to be safe than sorry.The dealer who picked this up for the original person who posted this thread is on the ball. Most wouldnt realise it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 24/02/05 11:53 AM Share Posted 24/02/05 11:53 AM Mate, seriously, you tapped your brake booster for a vacum feed??my opinion, good on u for listening, and $15 and some time is worth it.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>A lot of us have for the fairmont type boost guage. The instructions tell you to do this.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Its a silly place to port it in, regardless of who said to do it!Its not only the plumbing you need to ensure is done well, but if the guage itself fails and lets in air you will have a major change in braking. If it happened and you needed to brake hard, you are in trouble. I agree it could well root your insurance if you made a claim that involved you braking hard but not quite stopping in time. Insurance companies would see it as an undisclosed modification to the braking system, and put the onus on you to prove it didnt alter your braking capability. (Not necessarily easy to prove, depending on the way your boost guage is contructred internally). As we know, insurance companies dont need much reason to turn down a claim. Connect it in somewhere more appropriate. Better to be safe than sorry.The dealer who picked this up for the original person who posted this thread is on the ball. Most wouldnt realise it.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mick Q .... like ya thinking good post mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cro Flower Power Lifetime Members 6,114 Member For: 22y 2m 1d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 24/02/05 12:20 PM Share Posted 24/02/05 12:20 PM Mate, seriously, you tapped your brake booster for a vacum feed??my opinion, good on u for listening, and $15 and some time is worth it.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}>A lot of us have for the fairmont type boost guage. The instructions tell you to do this.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Its a silly place to port it in, regardless of who said to do it!Its not only the plumbing you need to ensure is done well, but if the guage itself fails and lets in air you will have a major change in braking. If it happened and you needed to brake hard, you are in trouble. I agree it could well root your insurance if you made a claim that involved you braking hard but not quite stopping in time. Insurance companies would see it as an undisclosed modification to the braking system, and put the onus on you to prove it didnt alter your braking capability. (Not necessarily easy to prove, depending on the way your boost guage is contructred internally). As we know, insurance companies dont need much reason to turn down a claim. Connect it in somewhere more appropriate. Better to be safe than sorry.The dealer who picked this up for the original person who posted this thread is on the ball. Most wouldnt realise it.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I think I'll be changing it at my next service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRPhantom Member 173 Member For: 21y 1m 5d Location: NSW Posted 24/02/05 10:49 PM Share Posted 24/02/05 10:49 PM Guys, I also have the Fairmont style boost guage tapped into the brake booster line. I didn't even think about the effect it may have if that line comes loose. Thanks for the heads up.Also if anyone comes up with a new way to get a reading that will not effect anything a post outlining how to do it would be much appreciated.I also am about to get the 15,000km service and I'll let you guys know what they say about mine. Also $357 is a joke, it's a simple oil/filter change and regular check. Correct me if im wrong but all the software updates etc should be covered under warranty shouldn't they???I was looking at about $150-$180 for the 15k service. Hope this is not wishful thinking. How much have you guys paid?Cheers,Greg :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassius Member 214 Member For: 21y 6m 8d Location: Ipswich...along the goat track Posted 24/02/05 11:50 PM Share Posted 24/02/05 11:50 PM (edited) I Paid 138 bucks for my 15k service at Metro in the Valley. I also had a problem with my AC which they fixed and its damn cold. They have been very kind to me and the service has been outstanding. See this thread here for details in relation to the AC ... Edited 24/02/05 11:53 PM by Cassius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs123 Member 24 Member For: 19y 10m 26d Posted 25/02/05 01:35 AM Share Posted 25/02/05 01:35 AM Without seeing the placement of the hose, I'm having trouble believing that putting it there is a major problem. It obviously is on the correct side of the valve so if the main hose fails the booster still has a charge. If the guage or small hose fail then the engine is still supplying ample vacuum to service the booster through the brake booster hose.What am I missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 9m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 25/02/05 02:13 AM Share Posted 25/02/05 02:13 AM cs123,I do not think it would cause a major problem, but if the gauge hose did manage to vent, it would cause a minor difference in how much pressure you would need to apply to the pedal. If you had the main vac hose come off you would have NO BRAKE BOOST. This would be a considerable effort to stop the car as you need to push through the ABS system and all the lines. Now I have installed the FBG on my car and the T piece and hose clamps are a very good quality, but I am more conserned about the legallity issue "IF" you had an accident.Insurance companies would not look lightly on any "mods" to the brakes. This is why I changed mine to get boost off the blowoff valve vac hose.I would seriously think about rerunning your vac lines to avoid tapping into the brake booster line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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