fuel leak??

[mariovr6 0]

hello

just changed my fuel fiter on my cor

after getting fuel in my eye n bumping my head i managed it

it had non removable clips that had to be cut off??

the new ones i put are jubilee clips >>>> is this ok??

also why am i now gettin a leak from the fuel rail end when i never went nowhere near that end??

it leaks from the entry hose on the fuel rail??

[dr_mat 0]

Sure it's not just condensation? It's pretty cold 'n' damp overnight...

[theRuler 0]

it may be that your new free flowing filter has upped the pressure and found a new leak (bit like when you change one box on a leaky exhaust, the extra pressure forces the others fail)

 

i had a fuel leak there, by the rail. go buy some hose clips (the smooth insided ones, with bolts, not jubilees)

slide the old clips back up the pipes a little, and fit the new clips.

 

this should work. if it doesnt, then the pipes are too manky just to "re clip".

 

you could either cut a bit off the pipes, and reattach, or replace both pipes.

 

before doing so, just spend the 2.50 on pipe clips and re seal them.

[mariovr6 0]

you might be right maybe its the pressure!!

its easy to spot under the bonnet but not under the car where the filter is

do you think good jubilee clips are a safe replacement?

[theRuler 0]

umm yeh jubs are ok but they are a bit rough.

try and get the smooth insided ones.

 

certainly fix that leak on the fuel rail. it'll be nothing but trouble for you until you do. (and even worse a fire risk)

 

when you find a shop that sells them clips (most auto-parts shops do) buy a slack handful of 'em. they are like a quid or so each.

 

unless its a real "leaker" it'll only leak at the weakest place. so do the fuel rail, then have a good butchers at the filter, make sure all is dry.

 

as for why the fuel rail pipes leak, well, it just happens. the original clips get weak over time, the seal gets weak.

i think the types of clips vw use on the fuel lines at that point are unacceptable.