High pressure hose problems?

[cobram at juno.com]

Your experience is pretty much what the WorldPac rep said had been
happening with the type 44 hoses they've been selling for the last year
or so.  At the moment I'd say the only two options are having the hose
fixed at a hose shop that's willing, a known good used hose, or get the
hose from the dealer.  Chances the pump is at fault.....same chances of
finding a daily driver type 44 with the original door handles, window
regulators and bomb all working.

When new OEM hoses weep, it's usually because they've been sitting on the
shelf a looong time.

BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/

Dennis Unsworth <unzie at ixi.net> writes:

> Hose problems here as well. '90 200 TQ, high side hydraulic hose 
> started seeping not long after I got it with 150k miles. When the hose
gave 
> out, we replaced it. But that one *blew* a few months later - quite 
> exciting.
> Replaced on warranty, though I had to pay labor. Seven months later, 
> the replacement seeped for about a month, then blew out as well.
> 
> Supplier says he's out of hoses for now, and I'm driving with manual 
> brakes and steering. What's your guess on the chances the pump is the 
> culprit? This note posted today caught my interest: "The guy from
WorldPac said 
> that they were sourcing their hoses from Audi, too many returns and
problems 
> with the hoses they were selling in the last year or so... "