My Civic Hatch just had it's 5 year anniversary. I'm playing with the idea of a
cross country drive to west coast, I suppose replacing the hose would be in order
before taking trip.

Pars


George Macdonald wrote:

> On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 04:29:59 GMT, "redeyedevil"
> <redeyedevilREMOVE@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I checked all the hoses during each oil change but I not entirely sure I am
> >doing it correctly or able to cover every spot. So, do you guys change the
> >hoses at some particular interval?
>
> I replaced every single coolant hose on my '92 Integra at ~115000 miles
> about a year ago and it was a PITA to get at many of the small ones - took
> hours. When I examined the small used ones I figured I'd wasted my time on
> them - they don't degrade much. I think at that kind of mileage it's a
> good idea to replace the main ones: top/bottom radiator hoses, heater and
> bypass - those are the ones with the fiber reinforcement which tends to go
> brittle with age.
>
> BTW when you "check" them it's better not to squeeze them too hard - that
> can break the fibers inside which have become brittle with age/heat.
>
> Rgds, George Macdonald
>
> "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??