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Originally Posted by repo
Expanding the pics I'm starting to wonder if the original line didn't rust out. There's something going on with rust back there which should be probably be addressed at some point. What is the black soot looking stuff on everything?
It's not a big deal to replace those clipped lines with replacement OE ones, they aren't long. $20-30 in parts.
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Yes, that is probably what happened. Breaks are working fine right now. I may take the old lines out and place the new one that has been attached with ziplocks back in place. I am not sure if replacement is necessary.
Compared to what I have seen on other undercarriages, this is nothing. The car spent most of it's days in NY, so there is rust build up.
I have no idea what that black soot is. I was thinking at first that someone painted POR15 over rust, but after a closer look it doesn't look like it. There is a bunch of that stuff on the spare tire took. I would say about 2 mm thick.
Catalytic converter has also been replaced.
I was thinking of cleaning undercarriage real well and painting it with POR15 after I do basic maintenance on the car. Everything is in working condition, and there is no deep rust anywhere.
The bolts are pretty rusty though, and zerks on propeller shaft have rust build up as well. I am sure PB Blaster will take care of that.