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Not fuel pipe related but here's another example of modern poor quality rubber mouldings , 18 month old cv boot with 3500 miles on, it has been used most days and all through the winter.

Put some used original boots on instead.

multisi wrote: ↑25 Mar 2024, 08:47 Put some used original boots on instead.

i reused one that was a blue plastic material , all the others were perished , i bought 4 replacements but only used 3 so still have one which i will use to replace the latest perished one if anymore fail i will try the thermoplastic ones sold by brickwerks.

The clutch slave boots tend to deteriorate fairly quickly too.
David.

Another part to watch out for:
Don't be tempted to use a chinese damper on a petrol fuel pump - I tried one and the plastic just dissolved into a gooey mess.

Just back from a weekend in the Highlands which unfortunately ended in breakdown being called and the van being recovered. Engine cut out and I found we had a fuel leak - fuel hose less than a year old is totally rotten and leaking. Breakdown assistance managed to trim off the leaking section (right at the fuel filter) and reconnect, which was enough to get us off the side of the road, but not worth the risk driving back home.

The previous hose came from a legit online car parts site, so it wasn't dodgy non-branded stuff from ebay, but it seems like it's not much better - or fake... Looks like it's not just T25 owners which are hitting this issue, seems to be thread on every car owners forum saying the same things.

I see Brickwerks sells hose rated for 100% ethanol, so that seems like a better bet - does anyone have experience of using this longer term? Any issues? I was also looking at braided hose on the basis that it might be better quality, but I'd rather be able to see if there's a problem (not that I caught it this time).

Previous hose was 12mm and 8mm inner diameter - will the 11.5mm and 7.3mm from Brickwerks be a pain to fit?

 

I only use the Brickwerks hose , its better to spend a little more for quality hose.

Yep, worth it for the piece of mind. Got the van back today so need to measure up and then get some ordered.

totorro wrote: ↑12 Aug 2024, 16:11 I see Brickwerks sells hose rated for 100% ethanol, so that seems like a better bet - does anyone have experience of using this longer term? Any issues? I was also looking at braided hose on the basis that it might be better quality, but I'd rather be able to see if there's a problem
(not that I caught it this time).

The cracking on the outside of your hose in the picture up there isn't to do with what's going through it, that's ozone deterioration I believe, the "NBR" on the inside might be doing it's job, it'll be the "CR" material on the outside that's not up to scratch.

Some useful acronyms here

We've sold Cohline 2240 hose for well over a decade, we have never had any back because it's deteriorated.

I wouldn't bother replacing a fuel feed lone solely with rubber, that's going to get really really expensive really quickly especially when we have pre made fuel lines for all T3 variants on the shelf ready to go, take the leg work out of it and just buy a pre-made ready to fit line, cheapest, quickest fix.

Not my photos, but mine look pretty much the same.

Thanks for the acronym list, looks useful!