'02 Olds Alero, 3.7. I found out a lot of my high pressure lines are rusted to shit in a certain place, and the brakes are leaking to the point. There's a hole in one of the metal brake lines and so it's leaking brake fluid now. It works if i just keep refilling the fluid, but it still leaks. What You Need to Fix Brake Fluid Leak What You Need to Fix Brake Fluid Leak. If it is only the brake lines showing signs of leaking. Broken brake lines are an accident waiting to happen. Once break lines lose pressure you'll not be able to slow down in time to avoid catastrophe. Leaking brake lines.

Brm7675 Is your father chronically depressed? Has he expressed suicidal thoughts? I ask these questions because someone who believes that a hydraulic brake line can be repaired with tape is.not someone who values his own life or the lives of his passsengers and other folks whom he encounters on the road.

As texases stated, you CANNOT repair hydraulic brake lines with tape. Perhaps it is time to take Dad's car keys (both sets!) away from him if his judgment is so impaired that he believes this to be an acceptable way of repairing his leaking brake lines. Ford 8970 Service Manual more. No, I am not kidding about taking his car keys away. How would you feel if he decides to overrule you and do his cheapo, sure-to-fail repair job, and then winds up killing some people when his brakes fail? Even if he 'doesn't drive the car that much', any attempt to put this car back on the road with leaking brake lines that have been 'repaired' in this manner is sure to end in tragedy. Your 93 year old father lived through the depression. My parents went through the great depression and this was the way they reasoned.

Fortunately, my dad did have a trusted mechanic keep his automobile in good repair so he would never tape up a brake line. However, my dad did have a lawnmower that if it stopped when the engine was hot, it would have to cool down for about an hour before it would restart. I thought about fixing it for him, but my mother said not to do it. My dad was in his late 80s and she said that when the mower stopped, this gave him a break. At any rate, if I were in your position, I would just take the car out and have the brake line fixed. Can you get your dad to sit with you and review this thread? As everyone has said, a brake line cannot be safely repaired with tape.

You cannot contain this hydraulic fluid under hydraulic pressure, which is exactly what a brake line is, with tape. And even if you could, a leak suggests that the line is in need of replacing.it's failed and will leak again in another spot. The good news is that replacing a brake line is not an expensive job. And it'll give the mechanic a chance to check the other lines as well.

Dad, listen to your young one. Have the line replaced. It's worth the few bucks it'll cost. Stop making excuses, and stop being your Dad's codependent enabler. If you take off the plates, and your Dad drives and kills someone when his brakes fail, it's his fault. If you let this slide, it will be your fault.

(Yes, calling you a codependent enabler is a bit harsh, but I think it's valid, and I think you can take it.) You can be dishonest with your Dad and sneak his car out to a shop for repair, if that is easier. Or you can confront the problem openly.