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Title: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Strev on 13 January 2009, 17:13

Please help folks. Fuel lines (flow and return) were eaten by rates in my garage over Christmas. I cannot get replacements anywhere, despite having tried Find-a-part. VW have stopped making these parts. Does anyone have any suggestions or is anyone breaking a 1990 8v GTI?
Thanks.

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Dolly on 13 January 2009, 18:26

if its the flexi type pipes ( very similar to vac hose kinda ) then go to halfords or a motor factors you just buy it in lengths.

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Strev on 13 January 2009, 18:48

Thanks, but I am told that the main lines are more substantial than this and need to withstand a high pressure.

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: SimonGTI8v on 13 January 2009, 18:56

Have you tried GSF? http://www.gsfcarparts.com/index.html

Si

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Ben Lessani on 13 January 2009, 19:24

Its dealer only, I bought a new fuel pipe not that longer ago from the dealers. Are you 100% sure they don't do it?

The pressure depends on if its K-Jet or Digi, Digi's run a much lower pressure so you can get away with generic fuel line and clamp it on to the existing pipe starts/ends. K-Jet on the other hand, fat chance, the pressure will blow it off, unless you can make a really solid connection.

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Strev on 13 January 2009, 20:37

Mechanic tells me cannot get through dealer. How do I know whether K Jet or not?

Is anyone breaking an 8v?

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Ben Lessani on 13 January 2009, 20:40

K-Jet has braided fuel lines going to the injectors from the airbox, Digi doesn't. Look at my dub thread, look at the engine pics, I'm a K-Jet ;)

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: sidecarphil on 13 January 2009, 20:42

try pertek

i had one made for my RS Turbo a few years ago (KE Jet)

braided :)

£50 all in(cash)

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Strev on 13 January 2009, 21:29

Thanks for that. I think mine must be a Digi looking at your photos. You reckon they can be joined then?

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: danny_p on 13 January 2009, 22:09

1990 is digifant   its only at 3 bar as opposed to k jet that's nearer 6 bar

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Organisys on 13 January 2009, 22:10

When the car is fixed, run the rats over!
 :laugh:

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Ben Lessani on 13 January 2009, 22:12

Quote from: Strev on 13 January 2009, 21:29

Thanks for that. I think mine must be a Digi looking at your photos. You reckon they can be joined then?

With a decent connection and a bit of good fortune, should be fine. Use strong clamps, not crappy jubilee clips ;)

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: rubjonny on 14 January 2009, 09:38

No need to mess about trying to repair, just replace from another digi.  plenty of them around being broken and should last near enough forever since they're plastic!  If you do bridge it, be careful with using 'strong' clamps as the pipe will collapse if you go mental tight, the ends have a brass washer in to prevent this.

the feed line is discontinued but the return is still available:
191 201 355 D - 22.68+VAT

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Strev on 15 January 2009, 22:06

Thanks mate. Bet its the feed then!

Title: Re: Anyone know a good scrapper
Post by: Strev on 15 January 2009, 22:28

Anyone know a good scrapper then? One that might have a few MK2 GTIs around!!?

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: Ben Lessani on 15 January 2009, 22:33

Most people tend to keep their sources to themselves I've noticed.

Where are you based?

Title: Re: Help - fuel line eaten by rats
Post by: nealey on 16 January 2009, 00:11

I would get a length of fuel pipe from a motor factors and make them up yourself rather than relying on 2nd hand ones, ive seen a lot of threads recently about these pipes leaking and ive seen on quite a few scrappers badly perished pipes