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Coolant hose quality?
Posted by JonH (more from JonH) on Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:13:49
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I've owned and serviced SAABs for many years. The Genuine SAAB coolant hoses in my 99's, and C900's, and 9000's had coolant hoses that lasted for "decades!" These hoses were always WAY more pricey than aftermarket hoses, but in the interest of having not to replace them every few years were worth the expense. I need to replace a few coolant hoses in my 2004 Aero 4-cyl, AT. I've noticed the low price of the Genuine SAAB hoses (in comparison to the older Genuine) and would guess that these hoses reflect the quality of GM hoses, rather than the quality of the old "Genuine SAAB" products of the past.
So, my question is: From experience, which hoses available today last the longest? There seems to be at least four manufacturers offering hoses at this time:
(1) URO: I would expect that this brand would be low quality.
(2) Mackay: I know nothing about the quality.
(3) Genuine SAAB (OEM?) would be another option.
(4) GATES: I am considering because they have been around for a long time and have always offered a decent quality product as long as I can remember.
Have any of you had any experience comparing how long these different hoses last?
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