Cause of My Minor Fire
05-25-2012, 12:49 PM
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Cause of My Minor Fire
After reading one of the posts here this morning and knowing where to look, I found this small fuel line back by the bellhousing. Thank you for the info, it literally could be a life saver:
Last edited by Fontana; 05-25-2012 at 03:18 PM.
05-25-2012, 12:52 PM
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Race Car
Yup! Just looked at the lines on the 928 that arrived this morning. Top priority as soon as fluids are all changed.
Contact 1 of the big 3 and get new hoses or get racing lines put in.
Contact 1 of the big 3 and get new hoses or get racing lines put in.
05-25-2012, 01:46 PM
#4
Three Wheelin'
I would convert to -AN fittings, they should last almost the life of the car if they're used properly, and they look nice too, could go with Greg's hoses though, they're REALLY durable!
05-25-2012, 02:14 PM
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Captain Obvious
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Cut the hose in half and you will see the hard plastic tube that is the actual fuel line. That cracked rubber is only a coating/shiled. Looks liehe the bottom of that line was sitting and rubbing on something.
05-25-2012, 02:23 PM
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Race Car
There won't be much left inside.
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05-26-2012, 05:22 AM
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Nordschleife Master
THat particular hose is unique to the 87 S4 - it was replaced in 88 and onwards with a hard line.
The routing of that hose on an '87 is a little suspect - it can be pinched when the fuel pressure dampener is clamped down, and the two I've replaced were both pretty misshapen.
If I have to do it again on an early S4, I'll probably just upgrade to the 88+ arrangement with a hard line that screws onto the pressure dampener. It means new fittings from the fuel cooler to the dampener, and a new dampener (which has the M14 screw thread rather than a barb), but its just so much more secure.
The routing of that hose on an '87 is a little suspect - it can be pinched when the fuel pressure dampener is clamped down, and the two I've replaced were both pretty misshapen.
If I have to do it again on an early S4, I'll probably just upgrade to the 88+ arrangement with a hard line that screws onto the pressure dampener. It means new fittings from the fuel cooler to the dampener, and a new dampener (which has the M14 screw thread rather than a barb), but its just so much more secure.
