izzzzythedog Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 simply put what size is the fuel line on your car , i dont care what gen as i suspect there all the same size mine is of course a gen 5 and sure enough the bloody lines are leaking , im on ebay wondering what size to order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I'm using 10mm cunifer cupro nickel 0.71mm wall to replace all mine, it's good for working pressures of up to 2250psi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I was needing an answer to this one too, mine need replacing on the gt4 from end to end. Cheers Princy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzzzythedog Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 ebay drew up nothing however measured the tanks ends and there showing a diameter of 6 mm with a flare of 8mm on the end , so depending on wall thickness i think im looking to get 8mm tubing at a wall thickness of 2mm , i may aim for more as collapsing of the walls would be a real bitch to suss out and given its already showing starvation i dont want to create yet another variable oh and id simply lower the tank and bodge the new piping on and rip tie it to the existing the length of the car joining as high as poss in the engine bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) You'll be lucky to find anything with a wall 1mm thick and it would be a nightmare to bend causing ripples and kinks in it If you want 8mm o.d., this'll be the stuff http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8MM-X-7-5MTR-CUPRO-NICKEL-KUNIFER-FUEL-PIPE-/200645036388?hash=item2eb7604964 10mm is a little overkill but I have big plans for the car Edited July 3, 2013 by princy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) Was it Mr Black who recently did his fuel lines front to back? might be worth a pm Found this link Jeffrosie found when looking for some for his st205 http://autofittings-uk.com/shop/en/aluminum-hard-hose/373-3-8-95mm-od-an-6-aluminum-fuel-oil-gas-hard-line-hose-tubing-10m-30-foot-roll-autobahn88-hs030-a06.html someone else to speak to would be mark165 i have seen him comment re fuel lines in the past Edited July 3, 2013 by arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzzzythedog Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) ta hon after a google i found a reference from america that says its 1/4 inch so therefore 6mm , this was on a gen 5 ,,,,, and lucky for yourself in that the tank i have outside is off a st205 and is showing its 6mm internal diameter so it looks like there all the same across the 4/5/6 generations , i know the tanks are near damit identical on the 185 to 205 so its not really a suprise to see the hoses are the same also i have this lined up ( pun not intended ) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FUEL-LINE-PIPE-8-mm-OD-5-metres-long-Nylon-BS5908-FREEPOST-/181153306341?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a2d9416e5 noting its to british standard oh and a previous quote was £200 to have it fitted , parts lets say 20 quid so its only £180 an hour labour ,,,, bargain You'll be lucky to find anything with a wall 1mm thick and it would be a nightmare to bend causing ripples and kinks in it If you want 8mm o.d., this'll be the stuff http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8MM-X-7-5MTR-CUPRO-NICKEL-KUNIFER-FUEL-PIPE-/200645036388?hash=item2eb7604964 10mm is a little overkill but I have big plans for the car i suspect the next size up is simply a funnel i used 2mm for vaccy hose , yep its fun to bend Edited July 3, 2013 by izzzzythedog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 cheers Izzy have kept a note of the info on this thread and 'watched' those items i had a quote from local garage £50 per hour 8 hours labour plus parts oh and that was as long as nothing was seized up, or it could be a fair bit more nothing seized up , on a gen 5 i didnt book it in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princy Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Nylon for fuel line?? Rather you than me unless I'm missing something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzzzythedog Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 cheers Izzy have kept a note of the info on this thread and 'watched' those items i had a quote from local garage £50 per hour 8 hours labour plus parts oh and that was as long as nothing was seized up, or it could be a fair bit more nothing seized up , on a gen 5 i didnt book it in yep know that feeling , the brake lines and the fuel lines converge at the back of the floor pan right in the line of fire of water , shit and dead animals , it then bends off to the passeger side where it runs happily under a plastic sheaf until it hits the front of the car and buggers off where it needs to go , the tubing from the back to the front is however plastic coated so is happily long lasting yeah ? well no as its got half a dozen 10mm bolts holding it up to the car and these bolts go through a feckin mild steel bracket thats untreated , a rust trap of gen 4 proportions , you try and undo a bolt and its snappy happy i can tell you , so you can either break the lot of and drill/retap/wish you had a car ramp or like my goodself rip tie it and pretend its a valid and quality repair if anyone asks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 this is why mine is sitting in the corner at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzzzythedog Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 Nylon for fuel line?? Rather you than me unless I'm missing something proberbly means nitrile , the stuff looks the same , im not worried ok maybe a bit but then again its fully comp and ive got a brand new fire extinguisher that im really proud of , seeeeeeee glass half full aye , lets hope it doesnt fir up the injectors ok im back off to ebay once more dam it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzzzythedog Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 AAHAA http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAE-J30-R6-Unleaded-Reinforced-Rubber-Petrol-Pipe-Nitrile-Diesel-Fuel-Line-Hose-/140644526201?var=&hash=item20bf112879 rubbery stuff so i can bend the dam stuff and follow the original lines ...check thick so when i bounce it off the bazillion rocks we call a driveway it has half a chance of surviving ....check not likely to deposit black shit into the injectors ... check adam is likely to survive a drive out .... check 13mm outside dia is going to be interesting to hide , with the nylon i intended to thread it into the space in between the lines already there but i wont be able now booooo , still got to be done ,another quick look then order and hope for the best i say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzzzythedog Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 ordered so fingers crossed it lands by saturday , 28 quid including clips to fit it and i ordered 9 meters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizona Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 link doesnt specify size? 6mm x 13mm? Be watching this thread to see how you get on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzzzythedog Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 yep 6x13 , should be interesting to bend it then , ive used this on motorbike lines before and its got a bit of give in it after say 10 yrs , sad to say ive still got to drop the tank half off to get the bloody line off to do a neat as possible job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghoulie Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 God knows what mine are made of, custom Bek spesh but hey they work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzzzythedog Posted July 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 ah over 2 hrs and nowt to show for the trouble lines happily landed , tug off the easy to get at line from the errrrrr from the injector rail ? something around there anyway , the other will need cutting , still tug line off ( easy ) , fit new pipewrok and screw ( super easy ) thread the new pipework neatly down the bulkhead ( pain due to 18 foot of the stuff ) get underneath and suss your not going to be able to work out which pipe is what unless you remove the sheld and given its been there 25 years in the line of fire of shit snow and rain then its going nowhere , snappy nuts ? not on my shift ,,,, so a rethink ,,,aha back to the front , tug the rear off and blow down it yeah and the line thats off will of course be easy to blow , its about 20 minutes before i suss that my heads not 2 inch wide and i havnt got a bit of pipe i can lash on the end to blow down ,,,ya bastard , so its guess and go for it , nothing ventured nothing broken yet ,,,,,,, pipe fitted to the tank and follow the lines yeah ? on pulling back the sheaf i find the reason why its weeping , the lines are rotted , not only the petrol line but the brakes , oh shitfuckbollocksandcrap , the lot need changing , i have neither a flaring tool , brake line or any inclination to go any further , someone else can do it changing the brakes at the same time , no point in changing the fuel line to have someone still have to remove the same stuff another time , i give up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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