DC_ Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Can anyone recommend where to get decent pipes ETC4291 set that will last? I’m sick of going trips to the Glens and pulling into car parks for a tea break to smell diesel. I already know what’s wrong before I pop the bonnet 😡😡 The pipe that went yesterday was replaced a year ago and split at the fuel pump. Limped home today after a temp fix..... please help me get decent fuel pipes that will last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkie Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Lrseries as one example supply the genuine LR part. Is it always the same pipe leaking? Is the union on the FIP damaged at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, monkie said: Lrseries as one example supply the genuine LR part. Is it always the same pipe leaking? Is the union on the FIP damaged at all? No Monkie pipe 1 last year, this year pipe 4, then again today same pipe as last year. It’s the actual pipe splitting not the union. Scuuuuuse my French but it’s Foo**ng annoying. I’ll try LR series 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim2809 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) is there any support clamps that could be missing Edited November 11, 2018 by Tim2809 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 12 minutes ago, Tim2809 said: is there any support clamps that could be missing Tim thanks for the diagram, it’s actually pipe number 4 that’s went twice now. I’m sure the clamp is there, not sure there’s two though. Would this make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 Thinking about it, there must be serious vibration if the support brackets are missing? Hence why they keep going right at the time union? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim2809 Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) have had an old astra misfire specialist found due to pipe clamps missing and pipes vibrating it was agitating the fuel the pipes pulse with every time it fires so could be plausable Edited November 11, 2018 by Tim2809 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Member Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I doubt it is the pipe's fault. There is almost certainly something wrong within your fuel system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadler Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Had exactly this with a brand new 2.5NA years ago- it was missing the rubber pipe clamps and the pipes kept fracturing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodumatau Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 just remember you have 4 reasonably heavy aluminium hammers being explosively activated 2,91 times every second at an idle of 700rpm which cause a lot of vibration and stress to everything connected to the hammers (pistons), link that with a longer than needed leverage (no support on your fuel line) and the result is material fatigue and failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I've had trouble with in the past with pipes from pump to injector on other (similar!) vehicles/engines: for me, it was always loose/missing/badly positioned clamps (or non-standard pipes made up on the bench) that led to the vibrations bodumatau refers to splitting the pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_ Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 Thanks guys for the input, seems like the culprit could well be the missing/poor clamps. I’ll get a set ordered along with decent pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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