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I seem to have a small petrol leak where the petrol hose joins injector rail on a VR6

I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure there was a recall on this problem - but getting to the point, does anyone know how much the pipes cost and how easy are they to fit?

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VW usually use standard 8mm fuel pipe, cheap as chips from any motor factors... usually buy it by the metre and always get new Jubilee clips just in case...

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This might be related but i had a petrol leak on my G60 a couple of weeks ago and the problem was the flow pipe was leaking at the rail. I replaced the flow and return pipes just in case which were £25 and £20. I was advised not buy bog standard pipe from GPC / halfords as the pipes used on the g60 were formed and if a striaght bit of pipe was used it would be liable to kinking. Is It a straight run???

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This might be related but i had a petrol leak on my G60 a couple of weeks ago and the problem was the flow pipe was leaking at the rail. I replaced the flow and return pipes just in case which were £25 and £20. I was advised not buy bog standard pipe from GPC / halfords as the pipes used on the g60 were formed and if a striaght bit of pipe was used it would be liable to kinking. Is It a straight run???

 

Not really, its got a few bends in it that I can see but it dissapears behind the head and then I don't know where it goes from there until I get the engine cover thingy off. Just wanted to get an idea of how much work is involved and parts required before I have it in bits.

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The 2 hoses you need are:

 

021133990K and 021133988K

 

They are £29.57 each plus vat from VW.

 

Easy to fit, you just need to remove the air filter and MAF assembly to get access to where the rubber pipes join the hard plastic pipes. Remove the original spring clips with pliers and replace with jubillee clips (use proper "smooth" clips not the crappy Halfords ones with the worm drive as these will damage your new pipes).

HTH

Jonathan

'94 VR6

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mine is leaking in the exact same place.

is it the pipes that leak then?

or just the joints? its hard to tell. but its a nasty petrolly smell first thing in the morning. and i have a fear of fire :evil:

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Same here - it only does it first thing in the morning and drips a couple of times onto the alternator but it makes me worry!

It think its just the ends of the hose where its old and brittle so it no longer seals properly - tightening the clips helps but it doesn't get rid of the problem.

 

Does anyone know if the fuel lines require bleeding of any sort after replacement?

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i think my fuel pressure is down because of it

sometimes its tricky to start it. ho well i'm a have to buy them 2 fooking pipes

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i had the same on mine,the pipe goes a bit brittle at the end,i just cut a couple of cms off the end and refiited it,been ok since

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i had the same on mine,the pipe goes a bit brittle at the end,i just cut a couple of cms off the end and refiited it,been ok since

 

good looking out!!!

i'll try that.

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