When was the last time you replaced ALL your fuel hoses?, How long has it been?! Options

[VaccaRabite]

Over the past few weeks I've been replacing my fuel hoses.

Well, it started 2 years ago when I put in the new engine, I decided it was a good idea to replace all the engine bay fuel lines, even though the hoses there had "just been replaced".

While doing my brake master earlier this month I chose to pull the gas tank and just do the res hoses on my work bench. Which exposed all my under tank gas lines. Those are still new, right? I replaced those not long ago. 2014? Oh crap those are 10 years old.

And what does "new" gas line look like? Mostly fine, except where it had dry-rotted and was weeping fuel. And this was not cheap hose. This was expensive Continental SAE 30r9 injection hose.

So I replaced it all. Put the tank back in. Backed the car out into the drive way and just let it idle while I looked for leaks. Found a leak under the engine bay. I forgot about the hoses that went from the center tunnel to the engine compartment hard lines. And while wiggling my tunnel hard line I had opened up a dry rot crack. So I got more 30r9 fuel line and replaced those lines. Now I'm leak free.

I bet a LOT OF YOU have fuel lines older then a decade. If you aren't sure, then its time. Replace your fuel lines! Fire is BAD.

Zach

[rjames]

It may been too often, but I tend to replace them every 5-7 years. Usually because I'm 'already in there' doing other stuff.

Double-check your work, too. When I replaced all of the lines earlier this year during a last check before starting the car I found I hadn't put a hose clamp on the line that connects to the pressure regulator. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

[worn]

It may been too often, but I tend to replace them every 5-7 years. Usually because I'm 'already in there' doing other stuff.

Double-check your work, too. When I replaced all of the lines earlier this year during a last check before starting the car I found I hadn't put a hose clamp on the line that connects to the pressure regulator. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Sounds silly, but is so easy to do. Glad you found it.