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What would should it cost to replace front and back brake lines for a 1997 Buick?

Recently the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. We found a puddle of brake fluid on the pavement and immediately had the car taken to the garage. My mechanic is telling me that he has to replace all the medal brake lines and this is going to cost $150 to $200 is this an unreasonable amount to pay for this job?

Update:

Okay, gang I do live in the North East part of PA, lots of snow, ice and salt! I recently slid off the road because of slippery roads, shortly thereafter the problem arose!

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  • Don W
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Since everyone else seems to miss the obvious...

    I will assume you have rusted brake lines from living in the North and I would replace all of them also. The price is rather cheap actually if ALL are being replaced.

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    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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    What would should it cost to replace front and back brake lines for a 1997 Buick?

    Recently the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. We found a puddle of brake fluid on the pavement and immediately had the car taken to the garage. My mechanic is telling me that he has to replace all the medal brake lines and this is going to cost $150 to $200 is this an unreasonable...

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yes, because the chances of ALL brake lines breaking at the same time is ZERO. If it is leaking in the rear, it is just a wheel cylinder leaking. If it is in the front, it COULD be a brake line (but only one), but probably only where the line is rubber. That part costs around $15 and takes less than an hour labor.

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  • 7 years ago

    I live in Rochester N.Y.I have been putting a product called Krown on my car for 7 years on a Taurus i dont have a millimeter of any kind of rust or deterioration under the car in the motor looks great a small shop great people only cost 119.95 every year i swear by it

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Have your mechanic show you the damaged steel metal lines (have the car up on the lift) that he plans on replacing. Steel tubing going bad in less then 11 years is rare unless you live in an area where lots of salt is used when snow is on the roads. Labor in my area is $100 per hour.

    Source(s): retired auto shop owner
  • 1 decade ago

    Did you first check if your brake fluid is empty? This is another cause.

    Go see another mechanic and ask for second opinion.

    Sometimes the parts are cheaper than the mechanics labor. Some of them charges $80 or more per hour for the labor.

  • Otto
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I would find another "mechanic". The metal lines last for a lot longer than the age of your car unless they have been damaged by an accident.

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