WTF splitting fuel injection line???? - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

jspaeth · 10-26-2008, 08:40 PM

Anyone else have this problem? Has happened 3 times now:

First time, when I was working on the car in the driveway, the hose split and started spraying fuel everywhere........this occurred near where the end of the hard line coming off the fuel rail ends inside the hose (must have rubbed internally)

Second time......another piece of hose split 2 weeks ago when I was installing my FPR......probably because I had bent it accidentally while trying to push it out of the way.

Final time:

Tonight, in the parking lot of Best Buy, I start smelling gas.....push the car forward, and there is a small puddle under the car.

Turns out to be the short little piece of hose between the fuel filter and the hard feed line..........this one befuddles me, because there this hose is a straight shot, so there is not much of a chance of "rubbing" going on inside from the hard line on the inside of the hose.

Anyone else ever have these issues? I drove the car back home ~3 miles even though it was leaking gas, because there was just no way I could see well enough to fix it in the dark and i sure as hell wasn't gonna pay for a tow.

What the fuck, now I am like eternally paranoid of this happening....makes me want to get an electronic FP gauge so I can always keep tabs.

Plus, when the hose goes, and I'm not around home, I feel like I always need to keep 2 ft. lengths of injection grade hose in my car just in case.

Fucking gay

landins13 · 10-26-2008, 08:49 PM

dry rot perhaps natural corrosion over time

sr20boostn20 · 10-26-2008, 09:08 PM

any hose should not fail if you bend it the wrong way, and if it happend that frequantly something is not right,

i think you should take the time to replace all of the hoses on the motor,

they appear to be dry rotted badly

xplicit240 · 10-26-2008, 09:12 PM

time to get some new lines. you weres supposed to do this when you first get the car. dry rot happens. make sure you get some good ones this time. lolz.

JVD · 10-26-2008, 10:19 PM

May as well get AN fittings and lines since you're so paranoid. LOL.

HS13KLS · 10-26-2008, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JVD

May as well get AN fittings and lines since you're so paranoid. LOL.

i agree.. then if you know that you put them all together right..

they wont leak or swell.

jspaeth · 10-27-2008, 07:56 AM

I hear what you guys are saying, but all of the lines are new within the past year or so.....hmmm something is weird here

spirit · 10-27-2008, 08:21 AM

Maybe you got fuel line and not fuel injection line. Like 80cent/foot line vs. $5/foot line. I just got finished re-doing my fuel lines last weekend too. I bought 4ft of 5/16 from egay ( eBay Motors: Goodyear Fuel Injection Hose Line J30R9 1/4 5/16 3/8 (item 380076354285 end time Nov-25-08 20:57:37 PST) )

jspaeth · 10-27-2008, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spirit

Maybe you got fuel line and not fuel injection line. Like 80cent/foot line vs. $5/foot line. I just got finished re-doing my fuel lines last weekend too. I bought 4ft of 5/16 from egay ( eBay Motors: Goodyear Fuel Injection Hose Line J30R9 1/4 5/16 3/8 (item 380076354285 end time Nov-25-08 20:57:37 PST) )

Good looking out, but unfortunately this is not the problem......I DID make sure to get injection line.

10-26-2008, 08:40 PM	#1
jspaeth Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia suburbs Age: 39 Posts: 2,347 Trader Rating: (7) Rides Gallery: jspaeth Feedback Score: 7 reviews	WTF splitting fuel injection line???? Anyone else have this problem? Has happened 3 times now: First time, when I was working on the car in the driveway, the hose split and started spraying fuel everywhere........this occurred near where the end of the hard line coming off the fuel rail ends inside the hose (must have rubbed internally) Second time......another piece of hose split 2 weeks ago when I was installing my FPR......probably because I had bent it accidentally while trying to push it out of the way. Final time: Tonight, in the parking lot of Best Buy, I start smelling gas.....push the car forward, and there is a small puddle under the car. Turns out to be the short little piece of hose between the fuel filter and the hard feed line..........this one befuddles me, because there this hose is a straight shot, so there is not much of a chance of "rubbing" going on inside from the hard line on the inside of the hose. Anyone else ever have these issues? I drove the car back home ~3 miles even though it was leaking gas, because there was just no way I could see well enough to fix it in the dark and i sure as hell wasn't gonna pay for a tow. What the fuck, now I am like eternally paranoid of this happening....makes me want to get an electronic FP gauge so I can always keep tabs. Plus, when the hose goes, and I'm not around home, I feel like I always need to keep 2 ft. lengths of injection grade hose in my car just in case. Fucking gay __________________ Daily driven

10-26-2008, 08:49 PM	#2
landins13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Baltimore Posts: 986 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	dry rot perhaps natural corrosion over time __________________ NO HANDS IN PANTS!!

10-26-2008, 09:12 PM	#4
xplicit240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weird NJ! Age: 39 Posts: 723 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	time to get some new lines. you weres supposed to do this when you first get the car. dry rot happens. make sure you get some good ones this time. lolz. __________________

10-27-2008, 07:56 AM	#7
jspaeth Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia suburbs Age: 39 Posts: 2,347 Trader Rating: (7) Rides Gallery: jspaeth Feedback Score: 7 reviews	I hear what you guys are saying, but all of the lines are new within the past year or so.....hmmm something is weird here __________________ Daily driven

10-27-2008, 08:21 AM	#8
spirit Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: california Posts: 272 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Maybe you got fuel line and not fuel injection line. Like 80cent/foot line vs. $5/foot line. I just got finished re-doing my fuel lines last weekend too. I bought 4ft of 5/16 from egay ( eBay Motors: Goodyear Fuel Injection Hose Line J30R9 1/4 5/16 3/8 (item 380076354285 end time Nov-25-08 20:57:37 PST) ) __________________

10-26-2008, 09:08 PM	#3
sr20boostn20 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lake Tahoe, CA/ LI NY Age: 37 Posts: 425 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	any hose should not fail if you bend it the wrong way, and if it happend that frequantly something is not right, i think you should take the time to replace all of the hoses on the motor, they appear to be dry rotted badly

10-26-2008, 10:19 PM	#5
JVD Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 1,820 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	May as well get AN fittings and lines since you're so paranoid. LOL.