fuel line is leaking, few questions...
10-08-2006, 01:57 PM
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Three Wheelin'
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fuel line is leaking, few questions...
Opened the hood this morning and see a large moist spot on the fuel line going into the fuel rail (dont know proper term, but its one of the ones that runs through the passengers side wheel well) is leaking and is currently very wet and about to start dripping.
long story short; I dont want my car to explode and need some quick help.
so here are my 2 questions
1. should I disconnect the line from the rail and hope theres not too much pressure and plug the line? or just stick a rag around it? If not then what?
2. how hard is it to get the rennbay kit and install? I have seen a few pix (shwanks mostly). my shop isnt open until tuesday and I'd like to avoid a small lake of gas underneath my car.
ps. I had asked my shop to check the line about 2 weeks ago when it was being serviced and they said it was fine. maybe they didnt know, but it pisses me off anyway.
Thanks Alot
-Sebastian
long story short; I dont want my car to explode and need some quick help.
so here are my 2 questions
1. should I disconnect the line from the rail and hope theres not too much pressure and plug the line? or just stick a rag around it? If not then what?
2. how hard is it to get the rennbay kit and install? I have seen a few pix (shwanks mostly). my shop isnt open until tuesday and I'd like to avoid a small lake of gas underneath my car.
ps. I had asked my shop to check the line about 2 weeks ago when it was being serviced and they said it was fine. maybe they didnt know, but it pisses me off anyway.
Thanks Alot
-Sebastian
10-08-2006, 02:05 PM
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if you disconnect the line, there is gonna be some pressure unless it has been sitting a long time, you can pull the fuel pump fuse and crank the car/ start it, after it dies or doesnt start, that should remove 95% of the pressure, but unless you have new lines read, there really is no need to disconnect them, and yes, new fuel lines are pretty easy to install, 30 min tops if you arent sure what you are doing
10-08-2006, 02:12 PM
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DO NOT PUT A RAG ON IT! The fuel well just be in the rag and give of fumes. The fuel vapor is probably more flammable than the liquid fuel. Do not run the car until they are fixed.
10-08-2006, 02:14 PM
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Yep, I love whoring out this photo of Travis' kit from Rennbay. It is indeed an easy job... I second Andrew's thoughts though... no real reason to pull the existing ones until your new ones arrive, however if you want to prep it won't hurt. Fuel line pressure is not THAT high... when I disconnected mine I just put a rag below the rail and disconnected the supply side line slowly... If you don't undo it too quickly it will slowly let out pressure and then you can just take the line off all the way... not too bad really. Wear eye protection to be safe.
Also if you happen to get the rennbay kit, the lines are long enough to move the hard-soft junction outside of the engine bay and into the wheel well as seen in the pic below. That way any future leaks that may occur at this spot don't drip straight down onto the headers and catch fire.
Also if you happen to get the rennbay kit, the lines are long enough to move the hard-soft junction outside of the engine bay and into the wheel well as seen in the pic below. That way any future leaks that may occur at this spot don't drip straight down onto the headers and catch fire.
10-08-2006, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ubercooper
thanks for the quick responces guys,
So I'll get the rennbay base kit, but should I spend the extra $110 and get the jumper line, and do I need it?
So I'll get the rennbay base kit, but should I spend the extra $110 and get the jumper line, and do I need it?
Might as well replace them all while you are at it. Do it once and do it right!
10-08-2006, 02:54 PM
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This calls for another photo! Here was my jumper line when I replaced my OEM lines as seen above... this is on an 87 with 155K. Note that none of my lines were leaking, but this car will be run on track extensively... no short cuts allowed! If it were me, I would do it. $110 extra, or clean up from an engine bay fire....hmmmm, tough choice 
Click the link in my sig... all my fuel line replacement pics are in Part 5 of my buildout diary.
Click the link in my sig... all my fuel line replacement pics are in Part 5 of my buildout diary.
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10-08-2006, 10:17 PM
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It just seems a bad idea to put fuel lines right above the exhaust manifold...
10-08-2006, 11:26 PM
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On a 924S which is essentially an early 944 they come from up under the drivers side near the brake booster. I dont know why they moved them on the later cars.
10-09-2006, 06:22 PM
#15
Three Wheelin'
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and is not flame retardant and still goes under the fuel rail and will most likely crust over and break again in another 15 years if I still own it.
but thats a good question, what other perks are there to getting the rennbay one if the OEM one is 80$?
but thats a good question, what other perks are there to getting the rennbay one if the OEM one is 80$?