Ginge !

How hard is it to fit the hose in the fitting , I've given up and not done the first of,,, 23 fittings to join, what if the hint/secret as it bloody hurts, temper to sack it and go to jubile clips

surrey_100e

is it the push fit fittings or the ones with the olive and socket?

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

wrap a layer of masking tape around the hose before you cut it. either cut it with a 1mm disc in an angle grinder, or as i done as i broke the grinder, a very sharp chisel and a big mallet lol

take the tape off then slide the nut part over the hose and then push the inner part of the hose into the fitting and then tighten the nut on

ala



the second part is for hoses like goodridge braided brake hoses that use an olive

surrey_100e

or if its the push fit type, i found that putting the end in boiling hot water for a few seconds makes it slide over the ridges fittings a hell of a lot easier and a spray of wd40 .

TommyB

There's a how to on trackmini.com

We fit these all the time.

Ginge !

Is there different fittings for Teflon lined hose ? My fittings are threaded with nuts but I got Teflon hoses, the fitting don't come with olives ?

rog

iTrader: (2)

Can you post a pic of what you are using, it's usually a peice of piss mate, sounds like somethings not right or you're doing it wrong.

surrey_100e

Yes there's specific types for the type of hose being used

Ginge !

Does that mean I can use the cutter type for rubber braided hose with Teflon braided hoses ? Can I use rubber braided hose for injector pipes ?

ajamesc

The teflon hose can only be used with teflon fittings which are the olive type!

ajamesc

any of you guys no how much you need in meters to go from the pump to the fuel rail and then from the rail to the tank? i have all my bits now bar too fittings so was going to order 4 meters of dash 8 and 4 meters of dash 6 but is 4 meters long enough?

surrey_100e

Depends on the car I guess, and your set up, I ordered 3 meters -8 and 6 metres of -6, my car is a 100e so not too long, I only needed more -6 as ive got swirl pots and twin tanks, got a bit left of both.

ajamesc

on a saff

Ginge !

is this wrong fitting ? will nitrile rubber stainless be ok for a impreza running a 044 and billet rails with quite a few fittings ?

polly_x

iTrader: (2)

Thats a single cutter for rubber hose, not teflon hose.

Ginge !

Can I buy a nitrile rubber braided hose or do I need a shot load of new fittings for my fuel hoses ?

Cosnada

iTrader: (2)

Need to see what hose you have too. As said you have standard Aeroquip style fittings for rubber stainless outer braded hose. If you have teflon hose then thats your issue.

Follow the advice above for assembly as it is spot on - I do no different and have no bother. The trick is a clean cut with minimum fraying of the outer braid. Any frayed outer will impede insertion into the fitting. Only other bit of advice is don't use a chisel to cut - not clean or accurate enough (my opinion), use a thin, 1mm disc in an angle grinder every time.

Where abouts are you as a helping hand can often revive confidence in a project like this too.

Beach

The new style 811 fittings for the PTFE hose are loads easyer than the old type as ive just found out!!

Ginge !

Problem is I have 23 an6 cutter type fittings, rubber hose is alot cheeper than Teflon, can I use Teflon for powersteering fluid with correct fittings ? Don't think quip is addictive just people buy wrong so find places to use it rather than waste lol

ajamesc

Teflon is better for fuel any way as the rubber is meant to leave a fuel smell plus ive been told over time moddern fuels will eat away at the rubber hose! so id get new fittings if i was you and use the teflon with fuel

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

for a cheaper option find your local pirtek. thats what i had on my old 3dr.

the fittings are swaged on, so your fucked if fit them at the wrong angle lol as you have to cut em off. luckily i got em right first time lol.

oh deffo use ptfe for fuel hose

M K

iTrader: (9)

You can use Teflon for the pas hose return lines but not the feed as the feed pressure is too much at around 90 bar

ajamesc

but some teflon hose is good for 3000psi! which is over 200 bar
http://www.delikon.com/teflon.html