How many of you ever replace the Return Pipe when putting New Tubes on the Rail?
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How many of you ever replace the Return Pipe when putting New Tubes on the Rail?
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What I was wondering was, how many of you ever replace the Fuel Return Pipe that runs from the rear of the FPR on 'B' Bank back to the Fuel Tank, when you are putting New Fuel Tubes on the Injector Rail
As it appears to be made from the same sort of Fuel Pipe Tubing, although its a combination of Fuel Pipe Tubing and Steel
When Jaguar put that Combo together, the rubber tubing part is only 'Just' long enough to go on the FPR with a Jubilee Clip on the end (at least that is what it is on my own Car)
If that Pipe should ever degrade like the Pipes on the Fuel Rail do or ever detach itself from FPR then you would be looking at a Fireball, as I did take that pipe off once when the Engine was Cold and Fuel Came out like a Fire Hose!
Very Scary at the prospect of what could happen
Any ideas on replacing it, as its a Combo of Fuel Pipe and Steel Tube with no slack whatsoever, which seems to put the Rubber Tube part under quite a lot of strain
I have never changed this yet but have you?
As this is a Pipe that I visually Check every single time before I go out and I am starting to get Paranoid about it coming off, as I have seen what can happen if it does!
Fuel Return Pipe on the back of the FPR on 'B' Bank
Starting to get 'Paranoid' that it might either come off or degrade
What I was wondering was, how many of you ever replace the Fuel Return Pipe that runs from the rear of the FPR on 'B' Bank back to the Fuel Tank, when you are putting New Fuel Tubes on the Injector Rail
As it appears to be made from the same sort of Fuel Pipe Tubing, although its a combination of Fuel Pipe Tubing and Steel
When Jaguar put that Combo together, the rubber tubing part is only 'Just' long enough to go on the FPR with a Jubilee Clip on the end (at least that is what it is on my own Car)
If that Pipe should ever degrade like the Pipes on the Fuel Rail do or ever detach itself from FPR then you would be looking at a Fireball, as I did take that pipe off once when the Engine was Cold and Fuel Came out like a Fire Hose!
Very Scary at the prospect of what could happen
Any ideas on replacing it, as its a Combo of Fuel Pipe and Steel Tube with no slack whatsoever, which seems to put the Rubber Tube part under quite a lot of strain
I have never changed this yet but have you?
As this is a Pipe that I visually Check every single time before I go out and I am starting to get Paranoid about it coming off, as I have seen what can happen if it does!
Fuel Return Pipe on the back of the FPR on 'B' Bank
Starting to get 'Paranoid' that it might either come off or degrade
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This pipe is not under much pressure, OB, and the pipe you show (no. 20 in the diagram) goes to the fuel cooler, and then from that another pipe goes back to the tank. It is quite possible to cut out the cooler and go straight back to the tank, running a new hose from the FPR direct to the steel pipe emerging from the bulkhead. Having said all that, unlike the injector hoses, those steel reinforced supply return hoses seem to be bulletproof.
Part number EAC 7938, someone in the USA makes them still:, and SNG list them at an idiotic price! But as Doug said, you can redo them yourself easily, which is what I did.
https://www.motorcarsltd.com/eac7938.html
Part number EAC 7938, someone in the USA makes them still:, and SNG list them at an idiotic price! But as Doug said, you can redo them yourself easily, which is what I did.
https://www.motorcarsltd.com/eac7938.html
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I bypassed my fuel cooler years ago & never had a problem. I didn't want my AC compressor running just to "activate" that thing. That cooler reminds me of using the smallest 5K window AC to cool a 10 room house.
I did reroute all my fuel lines away from touching any heat & used ss braided lines and aftermarket FPR.
I did reroute all my fuel lines away from touching any heat & used ss braided lines and aftermarket FPR.
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