Pics of fuel lines/ supplier

[buba]

Does anyone have pics of the fuel lines from a 4.2, curious to how they are connected from copper to the fuel rail and same for the return.

Also can anyone recommend a supplier and did they use braided lines?

thanks

steve

[Ireland]

I will be getting some shortly so I'm interested in this also.

They are 8mm ID (well on my car anyway, a '97 4.2) and I think Demon Tweeks have that available in a braided one.

I'm not sure (yet) how the ends are attached, not got that far yet

[Ireland]

I just found this as well in a link on another thread a couple of pages in ...

http://www.carbuildersolutions.com/uk/braided-fuel...

[Tanguero]

Which fuel lines? There are flexible hoses at both ends of the hard lines. Most of them are 7mm ID (on my 97 4.2) and have a compression fitting with an olive to connect to the hard line, this fitting is swaged to the hose. The originals are not braided but a couple of years ago when I bought a set from TVR Power they were a stainless braid over a PTFE core for some hoses (to and from the fuel cooler I think) and stainless braid over rubber for the others.

[buba]

Mine is a 97 4.2 so I think I will speak to TVR Power.

Thanks

[Boatbuoy]

Buba, if you have the copper pipe coming along the tunnel then you have an early car. Later the fuel lines moved to enter the engine bay under the header tank. A friend of mine had this on his Cerbera last winter, it's worth bearing in mind because there is no 'fitting' on the end of the flexible line that joins to the copper pipe, and therefore braided lines might not be an option. The copper is flared at the end, the pipe needs easing over and then a compression clamp joins the two.

[buba]

Thanks boatbouy. The existing pipes are held on with jubilee clips so may have to use this method.

[Erich Stahler]

I had this problem on my 96 4.2, the rubber pipes visible in the engine compartment are swaged onto the hard copper pipes that run inside the tunnel, I had to remove the panel under the tunnel and the cats to get to them, then removed the whole damn lot and made some new hard pipes, with compression fittings and olives then flexible hoses inside the engine bay.
One M/F**er of a job to get the old hard pipes out, believe me!

[buba]

Managed to remove the fuel lines from the pump to front of car, the line to the carbon canister and the flexible return lines. I removed the fuel filter as well as the carbon canister, will replace the filter but not sure wether to replace it or not, do they have an interval change?

I left the hard line in place for the return and removed the line for the flow cause of the swaged fittings either end but unfortunately broke the hard copper line getting it out. I've looked on line and Goodridge make a line that I was thinking of using rather than the copper, has anyone removed the copper line before or does anyone have any thoughts if it's a good idea or not.

Thanks

[Erich Stahler]

buba said:

Managed to remove the fuel lines from the pump to front of car, the line to the carbon canister and the flexible return lines. I removed the fuel filter as well as the carbon canister, will replace the filter but not sure wether to replace it or not, do they have an interval change?

I left the hard line in place for the return and removed the line for the flow cause of the swaged fittings either end but unfortunately broke the hard copper line getting it out. I've looked on line and Goodridge make a line that I was thinking of using rather than the copper, has anyone removed the copper line before or does anyone have any thoughts if it's a good idea or not.

Thanks

I removed the copper line and replaced it with Cupronickel pipes, on to which I made olive compression fittings, which means the rubber flexibles in the engine bay can then be replaced easily as a serviceable item, instead of being a f**cking liability!

[buba]

Erich

Do you have any pics of your connections?
Did you use the same fitting into the fuel rail?

Thanks