Performance Coolant and Brake Hoses If you deciding to improve the performance of your car, you need to consider the performance of the brakes too, the better the performance the better needs to be its braking system. Often the result of extended or performance driving conditions, brake failure can be catastrophic. That's why the pros use performance brake components, ensuring safety and stability that keeps them on the track and off the side lines.
Every single vehicle on the road today requires regular maintenance whether they get it or not is up to the owner. Cars can do many things, but they can't drive themselves to the shop for a check-up or repair. All a car can do to let the owner know there is a problem is turn on a light, start spewing fluid or smoke everywhere, and simply stop running. All of these tend to get the driver's attention rather quickly, however, it may not be soon enough to save the engine etc. Keeping up on regular scheduled maintenance can keep these scenarios to the absolute minimum; in fact it may keep them from ever happening to begin with. The belts and coolant hoses, while small components are so very important to the entire function of the engine; they keep things moving. While belts are equally important for a top performance of a car, hoses are another key component of a vehicle engine. Cracks or holes in a hose can cause a variety of problems depending on which hose it is and what component it serves. Coolant hoses are necessary for the cooling system and they are the weakest structural component. They
are made of flexible rubber compounds to absorb vibrations between the engine and the radiator. They are designed to hold coolant under high pressure and move heated liquid through the radiator so that it can be cooled and then it is moved back to the engine. If a coolant hose has a crack that becomes a leak the vehicle will overheat, depending on the length of time it is too hot, the engine can be damaged or completely ruined. It is a good idea to at least look at the radiator and heater hoses every once in a while looking for visible cracking. A good hose will have a firm yet pliant feel. Hose manufacturers recommend replacing coolant hoses every four to five years to minimize the risk of failure and for all performance cars silicon hoses should be the choice as a replacement. Also among the important hoses of the engine are the fuel hose and the vacuum hose. The fuel hose obviously moves fuel from the tank to the engine and a crack or leak in this hose will cost you valuable fuel. Last and not least important hoses are brake hose that provides brake fluid to the vehicle; obviously an old hose would cause the brake pedal to be spongy at the very least. Worst case scenario you could lose all ability to stop if there is a crack in it. An upgrade to braided hoses such as Hel Performance ones should be done as soon as possible. Servicing brake calipers every 4-5 years or 40-50K miles is essential. Calipers has rubber seals that does not last forever and even when they don’t leak calipers are all sticky, rubber parts need replacing and pistons needs to be cleaned. Always use genuine parts when servicing brake calipers.
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