fuel line length ?

[suprarob]

Hi guys

Tonight I noticed a smell of petrol when I got out my car.

looks like the hose has split :( its dripping petrol

Its the fuel line from petrol tank to the filter length that I,m after

also any pointers on fitting it too

[Martin F]

I'm not sure on the length, but from what i've heard that piece of pipework is not too expensive from Toyota.

Strange for a rigid pipe to split.

[J-S14A]

I had to get a replacement for mine as they had corroded. Was about £40 for all four IIRC. (only needed one but didn't see the point in just doing one)

They're a pain in the ass to change by the way.

[suprarob]

Strange for a rigid pipe to split.

yep

bit of corrosion too


I was hoping to find an alternative to a toyota part that would be quicker. To get hold of Toyota parts is 3 days. I was hoping to sort it tomorrow.

[Kev.O]

Ask RobSheffield. He's in the process of replacing his!

[RobSheffield]

Sorry,

3.5 metres is approx correct (i bought 4 metres and its about half a metre too much, if you want ill do an exact measure for you :))

Are you replacing with braided?

[suprarob]

Rob I might do

I,m going to take it off in the next few mins / hours. Couldn,t get time off work today to do it, so i,m going to do it now

[RobSheffield]

The only reason i asked is that there are some extras needed with the braided stuff

I just removed my good line you could have had for free, but i folded it up to fit in the bin (never really imagined anyone would want one) - still second hand fuel stuff isnt really a wise idea.

[suprarob]

I now stink of petrol :(

The pipe that is leaking is the fuel return pipe (i think)

going to ring toyota in the morning and get some prices

I am going to change both pipes
don,t know If I will get braided ones it will depend on the price

out of interest what is the fuel pressure ?

[Martin F]

Fuel pressure is around 40psi static idle.

[suprarob]

I eventually decided to get the bits from toyota

I thought i would use the closest toyota dealer to me, Ron Brooks in Mansfield

Should of smelt a rat when he said that they don't give discount, but after I told him I got discount all the time from Inch cape in Derby he asked his boss who agreed to 10% off

They guy told me he would have the fuel lines in by saturday morning and he would ring me when they arrived. He didn't ring me. I rang him and after a muffled couple of mins he says that they haven't arrived. but that they would be here monday (today) and he would ring me. He didn't ring me .

so I rang him, and they were actually here ! .

so I go along to pick them up.

When I arrive they seem a bit busy with people waiting to get there cars back from servicing. A very dizzy looking lady walks up to me and asks what was I there for. So I tell her. She says someone from parts will be with me in a few mins.
well 15 mins later she re-apears and says "has no one seen you yet "
I say "no, all I what is the fuel lines I have ordered"
she says " ooh its parts you want is it, I.ll get someone to see you"

Then more time passes by and I see a guy with parts dept under his name on a badge coming towards me, guess what, he walks right passed to the coffee machine.

I think the dizzy women see,s the look on my face because she say,s something to the parts guy who looks across at me. then nods to her ( he still gets his coffee though:rolleyes2: )

a few moments later the guy and his assistiant give me the the parts

hoooray

I,ll be having a go at fitting them tomorrow evening hopefully they are the right ones

[Kev.O]

Sounds abit like my local dealer. Best of luck tomorrow night Rob!

[suprarob]

yep they are definitely a pain in the arse to fit

pic of the offending bit of pipe below

[Kev.O]

What sort of time did it take you Rob?

[suprarob]

It took about 3 hours Kev

I had a couple of problems with rusty bolts etc

putting braided hoses on would have been a lot easier :rolleyes2:

I would suggest to other owners to check these pipes.
With them having a cover over them an mot tester will probably not notice that there is a problem

[UltraFlynn]

Did you get any pictures whilst you were replacing the pipes?

[suprarob]

yes flynn

I took some although they didn't come out that well. I'll post them up later