Spent all weekend trying to change a fuel Pipe

[kev north]

Spent all weekend trying to change a fuel Pipe behind the plenum chamber . Do I need to remove the plenum chamber to change the pipe?

[jojackson4]

I would

[SILICONEKID346HP]

kev north said:

Spent all weekend trying to change a fuel Pipe behind the plenum chamber . Do I need to remove the plenum chamber to change the pipe?

I cut my copper flow and return a bit lower ,just enough to get to the fuel pipe clips,then pushed the pipe up from under the car then used thermal insulator .

Think the later cars have the copper pipes more accessible from above in the engine bay .

Edited by SILICONEKID346HP on Sunday 16th February 18:58

[Alexc1984]

Yeah its not too difficult to remove the plenum and if you want any sort of confidence in the tightness of the clamps on the lines then you want as much access as possible.

[kev north]

jojackson4 said:

I would

I just wish the copper part was 100mm longer I could just get on the end of it ,I was lucky the car could have gone up in Flames . I think I will Waite for the mechanic to do it now , it's not a nice job

[wuckfitracing]

I found that after a good thrashing the engine bay area got hot and the jubilee clips needed re tighening as the hose went soft and it started to leak so be very careful.
Ps I didnt change them myself it was part of a body off outrigger replacement, it was only after I had been for a long run it did this.

[portzi]

kev north said:

jojackson4 said:

I would

I just wish the copper part was 100mm longer I could just get on the end of it ,I was lucky the car could have gone up in Flames . I think I will Waite for the mechanic to do it now , it's not a nice job

Don't even think of driving your p&j til its fixed please !!!

Mark

[kev north]

[quote=portzi]

Don't even think of driving your p&j til its fixed please !!!

Mark
It was spraying a fine mist of full all over the engine bay I was so lucky my Little girl smelted it

[jeffwithaj]

Replaced my rubber fuel lines last week. Removed plenham and disconnected heater pipes for easy access. Didn't take very long. Plenham with throttle linkage all comes off very easily. Heater pipes probably didn't need disconnecting but was going to flush system anyway.

[tonys]

If you do decide to have a go yourself, you might need to bend the black mesh to remove the plenum. Changing the fuel lines is just a bit fiddly and time consuming, rather than difficult.

[portzi]

kev north said:

portzi said:

Don't even think of driving your p&j til its fixed please !!!

Mark
It was spraying a fine mist of full all over the engine bay I was so lucky my Little girl smelted it

Hi Kev, you owe your daughter a special treat for saving both you and your car !!!