A few days ago I drove on a poorly plowed road (I live in CT where we were hit by Winter Storm Nemo) and some hardened snow scrapped the undercarriage for about half a block in length. For the past couple of days the brake pedal has been very spongy and thought I just had to bleed the brakes. So today as I was bleeding them and realized when my uncle pressed the pedal there was brake fluid leaking spraying from under the car. I found that one of the hard lines has a leak. After putting the car back on all four wheels I tried to pump the brakes and now it has no pressure. So I am stuck without a car until this gets fixed.



I believe the line is #4 on the diagram



Where does this brake line connect to? I want to know what I am getting myself into if I try to replace the line myself. I am dreading to have to go to the dealer to get a replacement, so does anyone know if there are other options to fixing this or where to buy it? How much work is involved in accessing the connections up in front? Thanks!

 

Passenger side rear? If so, then it is #4 in that image.

At the rear it connects to a flex hose
at the front it connects to the 4 way connector

With the engine and all it's components in the engine bay. access to the front is really only possible from under the car. To be honest with you, these brake lines are so much easier if you have access to a lift. If you don't mind laying on your back under a jack stand lifted car you can get it replaced.

I removed mine using 4 jack stands and crawling under the car. Not a bad job in a clean heated garage. A set of metric flare nut wrenches would also help.

How hard or easy it is really depends on your mechanical capabilities.

It wouldn't hurt to all around and get a couple quotes from shops. The dealer isn't always your only choice in this matter.

 

It's the line closest to the driver side like in the middle. If I am not mistaking, the brake line is leaking in the section where the empty space on #4 is on the diagram. Not sure if I was just seeing things, but it looked like there were 4 hard lines. They are covered by a plastic shield that goes from the front of the car to the rear.