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Title: Leaking fuel lines
Post by: john6177 on 28 February 2019, 08:16:50

Can anyone help. my fuel lines are leaking from fuel filter. new clips haven't helped. looks like pipes are damaged. they were a pig to get off. Vauxhall no longer stock pipes. if new pipes are unavailable is there a suitable bodge/alternative that other members have found that works.

Thanks

2.2 petrol estate 2001

Title: Re: Leaking fuel lines
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 28 February 2019, 09:25:47

I had one which went porous/rusty. Chopped out the section (tip- being careful about swarf getting inside the fuel lines) and used some fuel line from the heebay. Jubbly clips are fine, but for the pence they cost in the long term use actual fuel line clips, which distribute force evenly, and don't 'pinch' like jubblies do.

Someone will be along in a bit to say what the diameter you need is, but I'll have a look later if I remember, to find what hose internal diameter should be, 8mm something like that.

Title: Re: Leaking fuel lines
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 28 February 2019, 09:27:10

If you're looking at complete sections of pipe, then there must be some plastic pipe out there, which you can then use the rubber hose to join to the cars existing, maybe?

Title: Re: Leaking fuel lines
Post by: Tick Tock on 28 February 2019, 10:07:05

This post may help - with pictures.  :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=136442.msg1750528#msg1750528

Title: Re: Leaking fuel lines
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 28 February 2019, 11:35:14

Quote from: Tick Tock on 28 February 2019, 10:07:05

This post may help - with pictures.  :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=136442.msg1750528#msg1750528

Exactly this :y

Saves me retyping it too :D

Title: Re: Leaking fuel lines
Post by: Nick W on 28 February 2019, 17:16:22

Quote from: Diamond Black Geezer on 28 February 2019, 09:27:10

If you're looking at complete sections of pipe, then there must be some plastic pipe out there, which you can then use the rubber hose to join to the cars existing, maybe?

8mm nylon pipe with a 6mm bore. Used on pneumatic systems, it's about £0.50 a metre. Use with Jubilee clips into the 8mm bore fuel hose that's available everywhere. Fuel pipe clips if you're paranoid.