Fuel lines

[Vern]

So after having a fuel line (between the pump and filter) get a pinhole in it on my amazing jaunts of tassie trip😆, and speaying diesel all over my engine bay, whats peoples thoughts on getting braided lines with banjo fittings made up instead of the rigid lines???

[Bearman]

Gee, you have had your share of bad luck Damien, are you sure you didn't run over a Chinaman somewhere!! :o
On the fuel line issue, I haven't heard of anyone other than you who has had this problem with a leak, was it a brazed joint that cracked or from internal corrosion or something rubbing on it. Personally I would just replace it with a genuine new part.

[Vern]

It was at a bend, i relocated the filter out about 40mm and down about 10mm, i didn't kink anything, but bending it may have caused it to crack, it took about 3500km to show its ugly head.

As for bad luck, had the transcase drop all its oil as well between strahan and queenstown, i was positive i put a little loctite on all the sump plugs when i did all the oils before i left.

[workingonit]

So on the news tonight we should look for a vehicle pile up on the strahan/queenstown route...

My stage 1 has two elbows, nicely formed. The engine out of the NPR has four elbows, but a little bit flattened in the curve.

Steel or high pressure rubber pipe, probably doesn't matter. Myself I'd stick to the metal and leave rubber for awkward transitions.

If you have plenty of time to sort the rubber out then fine. Little more urgent then a radiator repair place and silver solder a temporary fix - with oxy they could even weld in some steel wire to seal it. They may even be able to cut out the offending bend and braze in a new elbow.

Good luck...and try not to break anything else :)

PS if you do make it to Darwin on your top end trip you can save some dosh and stay at my place - but it must be in the Isuzu RRC (only joking).

[Vern]

Oil spill was 2 weeks ago, so guess the road is clear.
Patched the fuel spill up with a bit of 10mm hose and a few hose clamps, hasn't leaked a bit.

Top end trip will be in the rangie😆

[Vern]

102872well just got the rangie going again, went for a spin, came home to an engine bay full of diesel!
Ahhhh second fuel line failure now.
Sooo thoughts on braided lines and banjo fittings?

[landychris]

So after having a fuel line (between the pump and filter) get a pinhole in it on my amazing jaunts of tassie trip😆, and speaying diesel all over my engine bay, whats peoples thoughts on getting braided lines with banjo fittings made up instead of the rigid lines???
Just spent the day replacing my fuel lines, diesel spray all over the under side and a serious leak. Finally found the problem a split in the copper pipe on the chassis rail under the battery well . I replaced the lot with 10mm flexible rubber hose and clamps. Tomorrow a few zip cable ties to finish off.
landychris

[steveG]

102872well just got the rangie going again, went for a spin, came home to an engine bay full of diesel!
Ahhhh second fuel line failure now.
Sooo thoughts on braided lines and banjo fittings?

Since the existing lines have lasted 30+years, I'd be looking at just replacing them with the same. I'd be interested to know what genuine lines are worth. Might be one of those items that's quite cheap (might not be too ;) ).
Should be pretty easy to make up a pipe since you've already got the fittings though.

FWIW - if that particular line was made as a hose its not going to sit very nicely as it has to make the 90deg change from horizontal to vertical.

Steve

[Vern]

I'd like to know where to get genuine lines from?

[steveG]

Haven't checked on pipes, but for other genuine spares I've either got them through local independent truck spares place, or direct from local isuzu dealer. There's an online Isuzu parts place in US that I can never recall the name of. Came up in a thread about piston squirters a while back. If you can find that it will give an indication of pricing.

Steve

[Vern]

Think i will take it off and drop it down to the local hydraulics place to fix/build a new one

[BadCo.]

What about push lock -an fittings? Easy to get hold of and make.

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[Vern]

Thats what i was thinking

[BadCo.]

Just make sure if the shop makes them for you, chuck them in the vice when you get home and give them another few extra cranks.

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