Replacing fuel and air hoses

Of course he could find other things while doing it but that shouldn't stop him from making an estimate for the hoses.
Last winter I had my first major done on my (new) 1986 328 GTS and my mechanics gave me a complete estimate before start.
And during the performing of the major he called me for this and that to add if I wanted it to run smooth. That's a classic, but w/o going overboard.

Maybe yours is not that comfortable performing it...Maybe you should ask for a "second opinon".

Just my 0.02 dollar.

 

Honestly Lee, it wouldnt cost that much for fuel/air hose for your car.
EFI fuel hose costs around $30 per/metre. Not sure how much air hose he would need and how much that costs. I am assuming the air hose is for the airpump in your car? The labour shouldnt cost much either IMO.

 

Over the last 2 winters, I changed all the hoses on my car, and helped a friend to his. I was rather shocked to see the condition of the hoses after they were removed. They looked OK while on the car. In both cases, we did the hose swap while the engines were out of the car. It would have been a real PITA to do with while the engine was in. To have a shop do it, expect to pay for 1 to 2 days labor. Think of it as cheap fire insurance.

 

If the hoses are original and indeed 20 years old they will most definatly need to be replaced. This is irrespective of mileage or how often the car is used. Any hose on that car (with the possible exception of the AC lines and oil cooler lines) will have cracks in it. They may not be visible from the outside but it is a fire or leak waiting to happen. Make sure you do ALL the hoses at once regardless of cost. This way you have it well documented when the hoses were changed. With the engine in place it is a very time consuming process and make sure that all the hoses are replaced for the correct grade and METRIC size. The standard size hoses are always a compromise and it is best to do it right. Pay particular attention to the hose that leads to the fuel filler neck as well as the hoses that join the linking tube to the fuel tanks. Yest it is expensive and the car runs the same afterwards but ask to see the hoses when they are out and you'll see how you saved yourself a breakdown or a fire.

 

I would review a Parts manual, and familiarize yourself with every rubber fuel hose/line in the car, including the fuel filler neck hose, and put a checklist together. I have had more than one mechanic 'miss/forget' a rubber fuel hose....make them honest by requesting every hose be saved for your inspection, and pull out that checklist....you want to do this once, and get them all. Make your mechanic understand that you want fuel-grade hose used to replace fuel lines, not 'any old' hose. I would recommend they all be sourced from the same hose vendor instead of a 'mix', so the next mechanic isn't confused regarding hose age/rating.

 

Yes! You are risking your life with old fuel hoses. After the ones in my ’83 308 were replaced I was able to get a good look at the old ones; scared the crap out of me. It was about 8 hours of labor (much of which was spent struggling with the filler neck hose and gasket), $50 worth of hoses, clamps, tie wraps, etc. and almost $150 for the lousy filler neck gasket.

 

I had to replace the filler tube on my 348. The tube itself was fine (it's actually fuel resistant plastic) but the rubber seals at the ends were shot. I just took the tube with me to a local industrial hose supply shop and matched it up. I ended up using u.s.c.g. approved marine fuel filler hose. If I remember correct it was about $30-$40 for the hoses and some new clamps.