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Stock Problems/IssuesDiscussions related to warranty related issues and repairs, or other problems with the OEM parts and software for MINI Cooper (R50), Cabrio (R52), and Cooper S (R53) MINIs.
Instead of replacing everything, I would isolate the leaking areas. Double check that you have found all the pin holes. Then simply take a pipe cutter- you can buy at any hardware store for a few bucks. Then go to the parts store and tell them you need x- amount of line (buy a little more than you need. Tell them you need the corresponding compression fittings as well. Total outlay will be $20 or so.
Go back and make sure you're cuts are clean, install the pressure fittings, cut your new line to fit and tighten it all down- done!
It's not as pretty as new lines but it's cheap, it's easy and it works.
Here's a few pics of a brake line that failed on a friends Chevy S-10. It was on the top of the frame and was sitting in wet dirt and leaves and grew some pin holes. We cut the line and did like I stated above and it works perfectly.
Those are brass fittings made for low pressure applications. This is a good way to die. never do this.
Those are brass fittings made for low pressure applications. This is a good way to die. never do this.
I went and see the photo and sure enough, if I have not mistaken, a compression union with tiny brass rings that are designed to compress soft copper tubing for you fridge's ice maker. An iced stiff it would make you likely. Under severe braking the brake hydraulic pressure can be 60 bar, or near 900 PSI.
What driving 244K miles on New England roads will do to lines made of prob inferior metals....
The rest of the car looks like it just came out of the showroom and was washed almost every other day during winter months...hand washed and sprayed underneith....
An iced stiff it would make you likely. Under severe braking the brake hydraulic pressure can be 60 bar, or near 900 PSI. 
