Corsa C fuel filter pipe joints?

Some garages will have a repair kit, pierburg make them. But I dare say you could probably make a repair using suitable hose and clips. I would leave the filter in its original location, any leaks will be away from hot engine.

Ah, right (thanks). So, should any decent motor factors stock them (or maybe get them in for us)?

I wasn't sure if such 'repairs' would be sanctioned / MOT'able etc?

Ah, good point. ;-)

So, would we continue with the existing filter with this 'repair kit' would you know or maybe it comes with one?

Cheers, T i m.

p.s. I've just phoned Pierburg UK and they don't seem to be aware of a kit as such? Would you have a description or maybe it was just their supplied filter and some hoses as you suggest?

As long as it doesn't leak then it should pass the MoT The repair kit has new end connectors and various bits to connect to the existing pipe. There may be other makes, but Pierburg was the first one I could locate on the net. I imagine that motor factors and people like snap on carry them, I don't have a kit, but a friend does, but I have not noticed the make or asked where he got it, I can investigate when I go to see him on Friday.

pierburg part number here plus description and pictures.

Ok, thanks for establishing that. I knew the MOT was getting 'stricter' these days and wasn't sure if such things were covered to a greater depth.

Ah. Not a kit for that model in particular. Gotcha. ;-)

Ok, thanks very much.

Brilliant, thanks. It looks like it might be one of those things where you use up a couple of bits all the time (like the pipe connector / clips) and the rest just sits there.

But hey, if it's not too expensive and does the job ... ;-)

Cheers and thanks again.

T i m

p.s. Yesterday I turned up a nylon insert / leg to replace the original fixing for the o/s lower door handle on her Corsa. I suggested we look for something at the breakers (probably a whole door card / inner) but she said 'Can't you make something'. As she did dinner I thought it rude not to. ;-)

Update. We had another look in better light and it 'looks' like it might not be leaking again from the connectors but somewhere higher up on the tank?

We removed the access cover under the rear seat to expose the top of the tank and that was ok so it's either the tank itself or one of the pipes leading down from the top (so we still might need a repair kit). ;-)

He said he would pop it on the 4 poster on Friday and see if he can see where it's leaking from with his endoscope.

However, I think it might only leak when the pump is running so is it more likely to be a hose than the tank in that case?

Cheers, T i m

Or it may only leak when the tank is full.

A leaking corsa came in a few weeks ago, the breather pipe from the back of the tank to the filler pipe had cracked up at both ends, a piece of metro heater hose fixed it, and it has been moted since.

and yes it only showed up with a full tank or when it sloshed about.

Is heater hose antifreeze-resistant and therefore also petrol-resistant? If you use any old hose petrol is likely to dissolve it.

If it had not been a Sunday when it turned up I would probably have just ordered the right hose. I have seen the car a few months after for its mot and it was still fine, the original pipe was not exactly ideal, so this bit can hardly be much worse.

To be fair, it's a breather, so most of the time it won't be in direct contact with liquid fuel, only vapour.

Chris

I did suggest she didn't fill it up for a while as I was thinking along the same lines. Difficult to know if it's because the fuel is sloshing about or because the pump is running. I guess if she runs it but doesn't move it, that should show what's what?

Cheers, T i m

So the breather is at the back of the tank you say? This seems to be leaking down the o/s of the tank, directly behind the pump? I suppose a pinhole type leak on the joint could be spraying fuel at the tank and make it look like it's leaking from the tank?

Hmm. I'll get her to run it but not move it and see what happens.

Cheers, T i m

;-)

Cheers, T i m

the breather is in the centre rear, I doubt whether it would leak to the right.

They managed to get the car up on the 4 poster on Friday and from what they could see with the borescope, it looks like it's coming from one of the pipes from the tank to the filter (there seems to be a 'Y' joint on the input side of the filter so I'm not sure what both pipes do)?

I also have a PC based borescope so I might try it on a laptop have a look round one evening to see if I can see exactly where (without having to drop the tank etc).

Cheers, T i m

I got Corsa utility 2007 is leaking petrol on top of the tank, first I thought was my joints on top from the fuel pump to the filter then I changed the tank and the pump but still leaking, help please

The pipes have push fit ends where they join the sender unit in the top of the tank, if they leak you need new pipes.