Fuel line decides to leak as I pull into the ASDA car park (as they do)
So when I get under I discover the leak is where it attaches to this Gizmo,
Now whatever it is, I am sure it should not be there,
Any ideas and do I need it ?
series 3
2.25 petrol
It's not one of these snake oil devices that claims to decrease your fuel consumption is it? Can you poke a wire through it or is there something inside?
The lagging suggests that there may have been a fuel vaporisation problem.
I'd be inclined to ditch it.
It looks decidedly home made. Probably just a bodge to join a broken pipe with whatever plumbing was availabke at the time. Dump it, (in the tool box) just in case like.
The large diameter corrogated tube and nuts looks *very* much like a
15mm flexable copper pipe used in water plumbing to connect taps to fixed pipework...Could the orginal pipe chaffed through on something at this point and this is a (longwinded, enginering) solution? Do the adapters down to narrow bore pipe have a "home made look 'n feel"?
Yes it definatly looks home made, and like a piece of plumbing, seems an altogether bizarre solution when all that is needed is a piece of braided petrol hose, notwithstanding I have just had to pay £6.99 at the local car accessory store for such.
Wanna buy it?
What length of braided hose did you get for your money - the braided fuel hose I sell is £24 a metre and the right stuff. If you have bought from a car shop what is billed as 'braided injection hose' sort of stuff then get ready to replace it again in the next 12 months!!
It took me 3 years to convince one chap to do his fuel system with the proper stuff but once he finally got the message ( 6 changes of crappy stuff ! ) he thought the £200 it cost him to do it once and for all was a bargain!
Sorry to moan on about crappy hose but it just touches a raw nerve of mine that a lot of the stuff out there actually makes my stuff look expensive when if you actually looked at the pertormance oif the stuff rather than the 'brilliant price' you would run a mile from the cheapo
Not really 100% on topic just an opportunity to help people avoid buting cack stainless braid hose!!
David LLAMA 4x4
Almost another shameless plug !!
Well I shall just have to use plastic siphon tubing like Lambretta scooters used, to cheap and can be replaced every month if need be :)
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