Petrol spraying over engine!!

[big_treacle]

I was wondering what the strong fuel smell was & have found a pinhole in one of the fuel lines between the injectors! Luckily it was spraying into the V rather than over the exhaust manifolds. Needless to say I don't fancy a fire so won't be driving til it's fixed.
Are these easy pipes to replace or is it a job for the specialists?
Cheers

[Erich Stahler]

big_treacle said:

I was wondering what the strong fuel smell was & have found a pinhole in one of the fuel lines between the injectors! Luckily it was spraying into the V rather than over the exhaust manifolds. Needless to say I don't fancy a fire so won't be driving til it's fixed.
Are these easy pipes to replace or is it a job for the specialists?
Cheers

I would be very careful, not sure about the 4.5, but certainly on the 4.2 the alternator sits in the V and I would not like to be pumping fuel vapour into that area as an electrical spark is much more likely to ignite a fine mist of petrol than the hot manifolds! Suggest you don't even crank it over until you talk to a reputable TVR independent, I may be wrong in what I say but not worth taking a chance!

[optimax sniffer]

I had to do mine last year. Fairly easy to do, only problem is there is a swaged fitting at the bulkhead end of the hose which will need cutting off. Be carefull as you will need to keep the inner threaded part and fit it to the new hose. Use a normal hose crimp or jubilee clip to fix it in place. I also fitted some fire proof covering to the new hoses to protect them from engine bay heat, hopefully it should postpone the age-ing process on the pipes. When you replace the broken pipe, do the rest as they will be equally weak.

PM me if you want more info, though I am off to LM thursday morning.

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Edited by optimax sniffer on Tuesday 12th June 22:47

[Woody]

optimax sniffer said:

I had to do mine last year. Fairly easy to do, only problem is there is a swaged fitting at the bulkhead end of the hose which will need cutting off. Be carefull as you will need to keep the inner threaded part and fit it to the new hose. Use a normal hose crimp or jubilee clip to fix it in place. I also fitted some fire proof covering to the new hoses to protect them from engine bay heat, hopefully it should postpone the age-ing process on the pipes. When you replace the broken pipe, do the rest as they will be equally weak.

PM me if you want more info, though I am off to LM thursday morning.

Edited by optimax sniffer on Tuesday 12th June 22:47

[big_treacle]

Thanks guys. I'll have a proper look at the weekend & see if it looks like something I could do then.
And yes, it is dripping straight into the alternator!!!
Cheers