Fuel line

[Marcin]

Hello,

I need to replace a fuel line that runs from the top of the fuel filter "to the engine". It's the one that has banjo connectors and is about 40cm long. There is a tear in it and fuel is dripping out when the system is under pressure. I can't get a new one, and had no luck finding a used one. Does anyone know if it would be the same part as for the Civic from that generation? Or is it a matter of getting individual parts and fashioning a new one myself? Any advice would be very welcome. 

Marcin

[Marcin]

I should probably add the car is a 1998 CRV 2.0 petrol automatic. 

[BAZZER RN 1]

Hi Marcin

I would imagine that Trevor might know the answer to this my Friend , Fuel lines under pressure have to be exact and correctly fitted otherwise its an accident waiting to happen, I certainly wouldnt drive the car with  leaking fuel.

BAZZER RN 1

[Marcin]

No worries, the car's been parked since I've noticed the leak.

[Trevor]

I would advise removing the hose and taking it to a local specialist hose repairer (such as Hyphose) who make hoses and pipes to order for diggers and suchlike with hydraulic systems.

They can match your pipe and make an identical new one for not a lot of pennies

Let us know how you get on with it

 

p.s. if the ignition is not switched on (e.g. the fuel pump is not primed) then the fuel pressure should have dropped enough for you to remove the hose and just deal with a slight amount to mop up but at least not spraying out under pressure.

[Marcin]

Just for the sake of an update, I have managed to source a used one for not many pounds and installed it on the car, so the fuel leak is no more. Just before that I also enquired at a local specialist parts supplier (I think they specialise in motorsport and custom builds) and they advised that making a section of a fuel line is not an issue at all and they could get all the parts. They only asked me to bring the old one in so that we could measure it, but I never got round to it because I got a second-hand one shortly after. Anyway, issue is now resolved. Onto the next one.

 

Thank you for your replies.