Thread: TDI injector spill line size.

Just get some 1/8" fuel line from your local parts shop, cost a couple of $'s, Regards Frank.

just rememebr to get the right size clamps to suit it or learn the wire twitch method.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

just rememebr to get the right size clamps to suit it or learn the wire twitch method.

Clamps, never been any clamps on mine and none on any tdi i have seen ?

if you get the generic rubber hose that most places sell you'll need them to stop it from weeping past.

its one of those metric vs imperial near enough problems. yes the metric size fits over but its an imperial size and the metric size is just bigger enough to be a "contact" seal with almost no squeeze value.

you'll also find that you might get supplied vac hose which while it works goes hard very quickly and engine vibrations will work it loose around the bulge of the barb and then it will leak, looking almost like a rocker cover leak.

Zip ties work as well but dont look anywhere near agricultural enough for the job.

Just kicked her in the guts for first time since i replaced the head and its purring away, just noticed that the hard plastic line from number injector to pump is leaking now .

Fuel line from the local mower shop does the trick. Not sure if it's metric or imperial but works great with no clamps. I still carry a spare bit anyway!

And a idea if you're ever stuck. Mine broke a little ways back, a long way from home, late at night, and I had no spare. So I drove 2 kms to a shopping center whilst I could see the gauge dropping. Then I bought a fish tank service kit and fitted some new hose! Lasted for a few weeks but I thought I'd better change it before it melts!

Originally Posted by lane

Fuel line from the local mower shop does the trick. Not sure if it's metric or imperial but works great with no clamps. I still carry a spare bit anyway!

And a idea if you're ever stuck. Mine broke a little ways back, a long way from home, late at night, and I had no spare. So I drove 2 kms to a shopping center whilst I could see the gauge dropping. Then I bought a fish tank service kit and fitted some new hose! Lasted for a few weeks but I thought I'd better change it before it melts!

I thought mower fuel line might be about the right size, i'll check out repco on the way to work.

it goes brittle with heat and diesel...

get extra if you go on a long trip or have any concievable reason you might be taking off the rocker cover while you are unable to just pop down the road on your push bike.

in a pinch the air line from an aquarium will get you betwenn 1 and 5 K Km.