Fuel Lines

Colorado · Post by **Colorado** » Sat May 23, 2009 5:05 pm

While the car was in the air having the new Brake hoses fitted i noticed that the fuel pipes underneath are quite heavily corroded. How thick are the pipes is it worth rubbing them down and repainting them or can you buy replacement lines from Vauxhall made to measure. The rest of the car underneath seems pretty solid cant work out why the lines are so bad.

Post by **humbucker** » Sat May 23, 2009 5:36 pm

i think you can rub them down with emery cloth and then just put grease on them. this will remove and prevent any further corrosion.

Colorado · Post by **Colorado** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:12 pm

Think thats what i will do in the short term and see how that goes. Thanks

Greig Sri · Post by **Greig Sri** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:49 pm

I used 8mm copper pipe to replace mine, didnt cost me any thing as I got it out of my van. lol

Greig

Post by **p16vlv** » Sun May 24, 2009 7:41 am

i usually use a wire brush on them and then mix some engine oil and grease together and then brush it on.

Colorado · Post by **Colorado** » Sun May 24, 2009 10:17 am

I think in the short term at least it will be a clean up and treat. I like the idea of copper pipe though no corrosion worries there.

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » Sun May 24, 2009 2:33 pm

Ive got a roll of microbore pipe for when i replace mine.

Colorado · Post by **Colorado** » Sun May 24, 2009 4:53 pm

I have spent today rubbing down the fuel lines with emery cloth then i painted the underside of the car in underseal. That should do it lol.

Post by **Envoy CDX** » Mon May 25, 2009 11:09 am

just replaced my dads with 8mm internal hose front to back, inlet and return as the steel pipes were rotten.

Colorado · Post by **Colorado** » Mon May 25, 2009 1:52 pm

Mine had not got to the rotten stage yet but i will be keeping my eye on them

Post by **humbucker** » Mon May 25, 2009 9:23 pm

mine will need looking at in the future but the rub back and grease method will work for now...

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » Mon May 25, 2009 9:28 pm

I just ran mine over with a wire brush, i will get round to changing everything underneath

Post by **Envoy CDX** » Wed May 27, 2009 2:52 pm

It's an easy job once your in the rhythm of it, i just don't enjoy spilling petrol over me.

Colorado · Post by **Colorado** » Thu May 28, 2009 9:22 am

Looking at them underneath it doesnt seem to bad a job just a few bends to do. I like the idea of replacing them with something that wont rust.

Greig Sri · Post by **Greig Sri** » Thu May 28, 2009 10:47 pm

Colorado wrote: I like the idea of replacing them with something that wont rust.

Get some 8mm copper pipe and a bending spring to get neat bends. Only a few quid for the springhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Faithfull-8mm-Pip ... dZViewItem

Greig

Colorado · Post by **Colorado** » Sun May 31, 2009 12:36 pm

That is a definite will do for the future. How much copper pipe is needed?

Greig Sri · Post by **Greig Sri** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:31 pm

I think I used about 5 or 6 meters. The smallest coil it comes in is a 10 meter roll. I could have given you the pipe but not like you just stay round the corner. Do you know any plumbers/ gas fitters to blag some from?

Greig

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