UPDATE -page 9! Don't hate my car quite so much

[Rhyso]

will get some pics at lunchtime but on the way i developed a boost leak

got home, had a quick look to find my intercooler pipe had slid off the connector at the EGR valve

removed it and found that the layers have started to peel away from each other 

now i've had it on the car for approx 12 months and the guy before me had it for around 3 months - so its lasted 15 months or so

how long are they supposed to last?? 

at this rate i'm going back to standard pipework and to hell with fancy pipes 

oh and just to make me feel even better some low life scum stole my valve caps last night too 

[DarkGti]

i dont really know how long they are meant to last but i do no they shouldn't start deteriorating after 15 months! are they forge?

i know how you feel pal some f**k*r tried getting in my boot a few weeks ago and f**ked all the lock up! these people should be shot!

[linz]

i would contacta company an find out as they may replace it..

[Rhyso]

i dont really know how long they are meant to last but i do no they shouldn't start deteriorating after 15 months! are they forge?

i know how you feel pal some f**k*r tried getting in my boot a few weeks ago and f**ked all the lock up! these people should be shot!

its an SFS Performance hose

i would contacta company an find out as they may replace it..

bit trickey as i bought it 2nd hand so not sure how i'd fare with that 

[linz]

rhso they are nt to know you didnt buy it direct from them an in tht tym recieps would hae been lost anyway gie it a go you have nothing to lose

[Rhyso]

rhso they are nt to know you didnt buy it direct from them an in tht tym recieps would hae been lost anyway gie it a go you have nothing to lose

i'll take some pics at lunchtime

i'll be giving it a go don't you worry - missus works for Trading Standards 

[the_stink]

that sucks mate, swear this is the first thread you have had in a while not knowing something lol 

[Rhyso]

that sucks mate, swear this is the first thread you have had in a while not knowing something lol 

lol - i got an educated guess that they're meant to last a good while longer than 15-18months

just wanted other people's thoughts before i remove it and use it to beat the company over the head with it 

[bobbarley]

If you lived in Manchester they'd have stolen your wheels but left the valve caps instead!!

[topher]

I've not heard of this happening, either with Forge/samco or SFS stuff... although the cost savings with SFS are most likely in the manufacturing process. Somewhere out there, there is a geek who knows all about silicone hose fabrication who will have the answer