Have you hugged your damper line lately.
01-13-2012, 12:20 PM
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The Porsche oem lines were definitively great lasted 25 plus years, but as I said before, new additives, aromatics, detergents added to modern fuels take their toll on rubber lines. So don't expect new oem lines to last that long
01-13-2012, 12:57 PM
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The best part is that good replacement lines at very low prices are available from great vendors like Rennbay and Lindsey, their kits are highly recommended.
01-13-2012, 02:18 PM
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There's also at least one good eBay vendor out there 
Had I been more familiar with that vendor early on in my 951 ownership, I would have purchased lines from him instead of Lindsey. Based on all the stories and threads here, I did the fuel lines on my 951 a few weeks after I brought it home.
Had I been more familiar with that vendor early on in my 951 ownership, I would have purchased lines from him instead of Lindsey. Based on all the stories and threads here, I did the fuel lines on my 951 a few weeks after I brought it home.
01-13-2012, 02:24 PM
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This is how a remanufactured ss Teflon braided damper line looks like, but is not for sale.
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01-13-2012, 02:30 PM
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Brian, unlike the standard SS braided lines which are build with silicone (rubber) these use Teflon (PTFE) PTFE / Teflon with stainless steel has much greater chemical and pressure resistance compared to the stainless steel lines that have rubber on the inside. they are practically invincible.
PTFE is actually the same chemical compound as Teflon, but the word Teflon is owned by DuPont, which is why PTFE is a more common way of describing them.
Braided Stainless Steel PTFE / Teflon lines are great for replacing many factory rubber hoses such as rubber fuel lines, brake lines, and clutch lines. PTFE / Teflon does not deteriorate or bulge with age like rubber does, and has far superior chemical resistance. They carry a lifetime warranty.
And they are not FOR SALE, just sharing with you guys.
PTFE is actually the same chemical compound as Teflon, but the word Teflon is owned by DuPont, which is why PTFE is a more common way of describing them.
Braided Stainless Steel PTFE / Teflon lines are great for replacing many factory rubber hoses such as rubber fuel lines, brake lines, and clutch lines. PTFE / Teflon does not deteriorate or bulge with age like rubber does, and has far superior chemical resistance. They carry a lifetime warranty.
And they are not FOR SALE, just sharing with you guys.
The factory ones are molded into that position in order to get away from this problem.
A good compromise would be to continue the hard line around so the flexible section could remain straight or just go with a full hard line solution.
01-15-2012, 04:25 AM
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Got mine replaced at the dealer under warrenty.
It is a security update of some sorts, dealer should still cover it, you should ask (everyone should really).
It is a security update of some sorts, dealer should still cover it, you should ask (everyone should really).
01-15-2012, 03:28 PM
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Something tells me that my local dealership would tell me exactly where I could stick my 25-year-old damper line and warranty request.
01-15-2012, 04:08 PM
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01-15-2012, 04:14 PM
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Now the dealership was being a pain in the behind, so i contacted Porsche Middle East and gave them the chassis numbers and so on.
They then contacted Porsche Dubai and set things straight, Porsche Dubai was indeed pissed off, since i got a "Higher authority" to get this done, but it was done and all it took was one email.
So, if you're authorised dealer does not approve, contact Porsche NA (or wherever you are) and let them just run the chassis numbers to see if this was done before or not.
01-16-2012, 10:54 AM
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When 951 were almost new cars, there was a recall to replace the fuel lines. I do not know if the damper line was a part of that program or not. Porsche should have records on each individual car.