went round my engine bay with a bag of cable ties and secured all the hoses. Was shocked to see when i was removing the balance bar that some important fuel hoses are just held in place by a will and a prayer! went round securing all the hoses paying special attention to the vaccum and fuel lines. May not do anything but a if it saves having a vac leak or a slight fuel leak it is worth it!

Are yout talking about clamping or just tieing them down?

not tieing them down but clamping them onto where they should be. not crushing the pipe or anything. 17 year old spring clips surely cant be as secure as they used to be.

Cable ties are not really good enough for fuel line, you need special fuel line jubille clips!

where can i get them from? I suppose they are better than nothing for the mean time though? I have left all the original clips and ties where they are just given extra securing and securing where there was none like the PCV hose Fuel or vac lines going into the balance bar for a non-return valve and all the vac lines going to and from the solenoids etc.