g60 mild fuel leak

[deamon90002004 10]

hey all, i have a mild fuel leak, but not quite sure what size pipe/clamps i need, the location is on top, the pipe is attatched to a solenoid? next to the manifold and breather as you look at it from the top, and the pipe is on a U bend and has started to crack and fuel hisses out one of the connections when flexed

[Tempest 0]

Whatever you do, do not drive that G60 any more (see G60 on fire threads somewhere here on the forum) till you fix that issue. Many a G60 have unnecessarily burnt out because of fuel leaking from hoses / past clamps onto the hot manifold.

 

The solenoid is the fuel pressure switch, used for the fuel pump and cooling fan after-run.

 

I replaced all the fuel hoses in my G60 bay some time ago, went for braided hoses, and decent Hi-Grip clamps.

 

Tempest

[robrado974 1]

The fuel pipe will be 8mm in size , I used the original spring clamp when I renewed the hoses , if yours are a bit sketchy or you need new ones , they will be available from where ever you get the pipe from .

Rob

[Album56 0]

Sounds like you're talking about the U shaped pipe that comes off the right hand end of the injector spray bar to a pressure switch mounted above manifold.You will need a new one with clips from the dealers as its molded to the correct shape & its quite important it doesnt leak onto the hot exhaust manifold below because of the fire risk.

[deamon90002004 10]

ah okie, i will get pics and go to my local vw to see if they can help me out, cos i can sit at the lights and pull off and all i can smell is fuel, is that a common thing to split?

[deamon90002004 10]

can i get the part from vw heritage? cos it would be the same as a golf g60 in theory

[deamon90002004 10]

and could i use this stuff being a tight(ish) bend?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GOLF-GTI-TURBO-CORRADO-VR6-G60-POLO-G40-BRAIDED-FUEL-INJECTION-HOSE-PIPE-MLR-IX-/400589364012?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d44fc9b2c

[steveo29 0]

id suggest you use non braided line , that way any defects /cracks show up and are not hidden by the braid

 

but yes you can use plain hose , but you will need to make a longer loop to do the same job

[Jim 1]

ah okie, i will get pics and go to my local vw to see if they can help me out, cos i can sit at the lights and pull off and all i can smell is fuel, is that a common thing to split?

 

As Tempest says, don't drive the car until you have replaced this leaking hose - all it takes is hot fuel to drip onto the exhaust manifold and your engine will go up like a firework display. I can't stress this enough.

[deamon90002004 10]

ah okie, i wont go braided, and it comes out the fuel pressure sensor end, past the clamp, but only when you bend the hose from where it is

[deamon90002004 10]

and where i work, we sell 8mm fuel line, so will use that till i get the part from vw (friday hopefully to pick it up)

[deamon90002004 10]

just a quick question, still fuel related, i was looking to see if the injectors might be leaking (when i found this pipe) but what colour are the normal injectors? as the ones i have are green, and have been told green top injectors are uprated versions of the standard ez1s?