Fuel line disconnect on R56 Justa

[Alfasgofast2]

How do you disconnect the fuel line at the fuel rail on a 2007 Mini Hatchback (R56) that is normally aspirated? Is a special tool needed?
Thanks
Mike D.

[Luccia at Pelican Parts]

If you plan to work on your R56 I highly recommend you pick up the Bentley Repair Manual here: 2007 Mini Cooper Base Hatchback - MINI Cooper Service Manual (2007-2013), by Bentley Publishing. It will pay for itself and then some as you continue to work on it. Also, take a peek at our DIY articles here. Most of our fueling related articles are for the Cooper S (N14) and not the Cooper (N12): Mini Cooper S R56 (2007-2010) Technical Articles | Pelican Parts. However, most should be useful to you. Good luck!

[Alfasgofast2]

Not to be snarky, but I already have both the Bentley and the Haynes repair manuals. They both simply say to disconect the fuel ine, but neither one describes the method for doing so, hence my posting to this "Forum." I figured out on my own how to do it. The black plastic "sleeve" over the fuel line connection at the fuel rail has to be pushed into the metal fitting on the end of the rubber fuel line hose from the tank. No special tools needed, as with so many other types of "quick disconnect" fuel ines these days. Also, on an R56 base model Mini Cooper, the fuel line does not need to be repalced when the fuel rail is changed, unlike the Min Cooper S turbo R56 cars. Hope this helps someone out, since the Pelican folks never seem to have performed this repair.

[Luccia at Pelican Parts]

Originally Posted by Alfasgofast2

Not to be snarky, but I already have both the Bentley and the Haynes repair manuals. They both simply say to disconect the fuel ine, but neither one describes the method for doing so, hence my posting to this "Forum." I figured out on my own how to do it. The black plastic "sleeve" over the fuel line connection at the fuel rail has to be pushed into the metal fitting on the end of the rubber fuel line hose from the tank. No special tools needed, as with so many other types of "quick disconnect" fuel ines these days. Also, on an R56 base model Mini Cooper, the fuel line does not need to be repalced when the fuel rail is changed, unlike the Min Cooper S turbo R56 cars. Hope this helps someone out, since the Pelican folks never seem to have performed this repair.

Correct, I am not familiar with it on the NA models myself, hence the posting for the manual. Thank you for sharing your method. How about you post your findings as a comment at the bottom of our article for the turbocharged R56 here: MINI Cooper R56 Fuel Rail Pressure Sensor Replacement (2007-2011) | Pelican Parts DIY Maintenance Article as it may assist R56 NA owners who need to tackle this job as well. I'm sure many will appreciate your additional input/experience with the removal.