Fired up my 4i the other day for the first time in 12 months and it wee'd fuel everywhere. (Tony Mannock warned me about this 18 months ago when I had the car inspected)

The problem is on my 4i you have

little metal pipe < rubber section with jubilee clips > little metal pipe

It's the rubber section that's gone.

I guess I could just buy some replacement pipe, two new clips and replace it. But I aren't sure if that's the best fix? I do have an RS500 fuel line piece on my XR4x4 I could swap it over but I aren't too sure how you get that off.

Am I OK replicating what's there or is it a bodge not worth re-bodging?

 

you could as you say just fit new rubber pipe if its been on there 20 years and has been fine till now....

OR you could get some of those plastic compresion joint things clean up the 2 metal lines, put then on the old metal hose then add another bit of plastic or metal hose in between

 

Interesting, not heard of the plastic pieces, thanks for the advice!

 

like what plummers use now on plastic tubing or in pubs on the plastic beer lines, but smaller

 

why dont you wanna replace it with another bit of fuelhose? is it suposed to be like that, or is it from a previous bodge?

 

Thanks I'll try and hunt some out

 

I don't know the answer to that Jim. On my XR4x4 the fuel filter is in a totally different place but had a similar rubber hose bodge. On my 4i the fuel filter is sitting horizontally on the inside of the front near side arch. On my 4x4 it's vertical and on the front valance. From pics I have seen on other cars they are all over the place so I don't know where it should be as standard.

Also since I have a turbo conversion planned I don't want to do anything that's going to compromise safety so moving the filter might be an option. Cost isn't an issue either so I would rather do it once and do it right so to speak.

 

-6 Aeroquip from the tank to the filter then from the filter to fuel rail, then reg to tank

good 200 quids worth but it aint gonna leak

 

Thanks for the advice

 

It's not supposed to be like that jim some one bodged it before lucky it has lasted this long it was more likely to have done a lamb chop that not lol

 

I think I'm going to inspect the aeroquip bits I have on the 4x4 and see what looks in good enough condition to swap across. I don't like the location of the fuel filter in relation to were the turbo will be.

 

MWF, on the 2.9 TT cars you move the fuelfilter.i assume the 2.8s are the same (but ive never seen a manual)

 

Cheers Jim, like I say I'm not sure if mine is in the standard 4i position or not. The position on my 4x4 seems a sensible one to copy.

 

4i is joined to the side of the airbox i think (or at least near it)