re: V6 injector lines

[Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>]

I got the hose from a BMW dealer, but I think it's generally 
available.  I just walked in and said "Uh, I'm looking for some 
high-pressure rubber fuel line for an L-Jet car" and they sold me the 
right stuff.  I did not use clamps--you'll be amazed how well those 
wacky fittings secure the hose--so well in fact that removing the old 
hose is the hardest part of the job.  When you cut the old hoses off 
there's no way around losing all the fuel that's downstream of the 
pump at 40psi.  I don't think it can leak beyond that though.

At 5:07 PM +0000 9/5/02, alfa-digest wrote:

> Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 07:42:33 -0500
> From: Pat Farrell <farrell@domain.elided>
> Subject: V6 injector lines
>
> Folks-
>
> My questions concern a 1988 Milano Verde (3.0 L).
>
> For those of you who have replaced the fuel lines from the rail to the
> injectors:
>
> 1. What size hose did you use and where did you get it?
>
> 2. Did you clamp it or not (per OEM)?
>
> 3. One current line has a leak, others have small cracks in rubber
> suggesting they need replacement too (presumably original ca. 1988, 100k
> miles).
>
> 4. Any tricks to avoid leakage upon replacement? I realize the fuel
> pressure is fairly low, but the penalty for messing this up is potentially
> high.
>
> Thanks for any help you can give.
>
> Pat Farrell
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