Fuel Leak in Return line

[robhamster]

I had a leak and took off the metal plate by the fuel pump and saw a small hole in the rubber part of the fuel return line. Can I splice into that line and put a metal tube in and clamp it into place to repair this or should I buy a new return line and go through the agony of installing it through the car back to the engine?

Help, my garage stinks!

[robhamster]

I got a brass repair kit and some fuel injection line clamps and repaired the line. It seems to work. Does anyone know if the return line operates at the same pressure as the fuel delivery line?

[Todd Simpson]

I've been told that it does not. The theory is that the tank provides no real "resistance" to the return, hence no high pressure.