Leaking Fuel Line

[gadszucs]

Yesterday morning when I turned the heat on in my 86 911, I started to smell gasoline. This morning the same thing happened and when I opened up the engine compartment to inspect, I noticed infrequent drips, which must be coming from a pinhole sized hole in the Fuel Line (main line). Given the age of the car I wasn't surprised by this. However, when I checked the web for pricing, I get various numbers ranging from US$350-US$520 for the piece. Understandably, high pressure tubing is a bit more expensive and brass couplings aren't cheap either, but this seemed a bit much.

Does anyone have suggestions on aftermarket suppliers or similar experiences. Obviously this isn't something I want to toy with as it is a cruial part, but if there are any less expensive alternatives anyone out there is aware of, ideas would be much appreciated.

Thanks again!

[HarryD]

Hi,

Where is this line located? Can you remove that section from the car easily? Is it a rubber line or one of the nylon ones?

You can have a hydraulic shop rebuild your rubber ones and reuse your ends (they usually do not go bad). For Nylon lines, there is a thread by Jim Sims on how to replace nylon lines if that is what went bad.

I have done both. Several years (rubber line) or months (nylon line) and no leaks.

[Steeve]

I recently had to replace the pressure line that goes from the fuel pump to the rear of the car. I bought it from our host and it was less than $100. Is the line that you have leaking attached to that one, or is it the return line?

The one I replaced had the banjo fitting on one end and was part metal and part rubber. Why would another one be that much more expensive?