Thread: Fuel lines

No.
Why would you want to?
Do you know how expensive high pressure fuel hose is? (although assuming it is diesel, maybe you do not need high pressure hose)
Regards Philip A

Yes it is a diesel. Yes I know the cost of fuel line. However all of the fuel lines with the exception the injection lines are made from a hard/brittle plastic or nylon material. Has this given anyone problems or am I just paranoid.

Regards
Dale

I think youll find it isnt all that brittle... hard yes and veryt durable. Have a look at the back of the IP somewhere you will find where teo lines have rubbed touched, they will be slightly worn but not worn through. The stock lines are a great option I believe.

Steve

Another problem you would face, replacing all the lines is sorting out the correct fittings where the pipes enter the filter/pump/cooler etc, as they are a push fit connection similar to those used on Legris air lines. May be just too much trouble than its worth.

Ray

My retired mechanic neighbour who rebuilds steam engines advised me to use the this same tube some years ago when I had to replace all the fuel lines in another car. Worked well. When I went to buy it, I think I had to ask for brake-line tubing - v strong, robust stuff.

Suggest you trust the engineers on this one!!

Our TD5 has burst two fuel pipes in twelve months, same place each time.
Seems the problem is not so much the pipe material, but that they could be susceptible to rubbing through if against a sharp edge etc.

I would not replace the pipes with a different material throughout, but I would say have a really close look for potential friction points and protect these areas with a rubber sheath around the original pipe.

Your nuts replacing it....
That stuff can cope with heat, and squashing and rubbing and sand and rocks and still not split..

Just wrap the parts that rub....

I had one line rub against a steel brake line - had to replace the brake line, not the nylon tubing. It has lasted over twenty years and almost 500,000km, so I see no need to even consider replacing it.

John