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Evening all,

I've been on/off thinking about getting a T25 for the past year or so.. then one popped up for sale near by and I couldn't pass upon it (love at first sight and all that)..

I'm now the proud owner of a 1990 T25 Westfalia California in masala red, its got the 2.1 Waterboxer engine.. it's in fantastic condition for its age with only 2 previous owners.

There's a fair bit of history and I think its mechanically sound although I still need to give it a proper look over.. I'm no mechanic though however I have been reading through the haynes/bentley books to get an idea of what I'm dealing with..

Couple of concerns initially.. you can hear the fuel pump when the engines running.. even when you're driving along so its loud enough to hear in the cab.. initial reading suggests its being starved of fuel in some way thus overworking.. (may be connected to issue number 2)..

The 2nd is I brimmed it with fuel and it stank of petrol.. this looks like a very common issue possibly caused by either rusted out fuel tank or perished breather pipes etc, so I will be getting under there to check it out this weekend to see if I can spot the issue.. I don't have ramps etc at the moment but I'm hopeful I will be able to see with the wheel at full lock/sliding underneath.

Reading about T25 issues is much like self diagnosing health issues... it's massively scary! I'm now thinking I must check my fuel lines throughout the engine to make sure there's no risk there.. do you think replacing fuel lines is a DIY job for someone who has no experience? looks relatively simple on the face of it.

Anyway, found this forum great so far for info, old thread searching etc so thanks.

Cheers,
Ryan

Congrats Ryan.

Fuel line replacement is always a good idea - make sure you get good quality hoses though. Poor ones won't last long and the last thing you want leaking in an engine bay is fuel..!!

Try this site / supplier.

https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/t3-parts/e ... l?limit=30" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You can buy replacements as a kit from them. They also do breather hoses etc for the tank.
Become a member here and you can get a discount too.

In answer to your question, yes, a beginner can change fuel lines. I did it last year and am still a beginner a year later..!!

Post some pics of the van. I can neither confirm nor deny the rumour that the moderators here like pictures ( of your van of course )

Cheers Smiffo,

I will have a check this weekend then place my order with Brickwerks (thanks for the link).

I'll be back with some photos as well

Good choice of van

worth sticking your van details in your signature for when you next ask for technical help, location helps too if you are asking for local companies that can do jobs.

Always worth learning how to work on these vans yourself, save a fortune and once you know what you are doing you can often do repairs at the roadside or spot troble before it gets too bad.

rycoombs1 wrote:you can hear the fuel pump when the engines running.. even when you're driving along so its loud enough to hear in the cab

Does it have an electric fuel pump fitted near the fuel tank? If so to eliminate the noise you could get a pair of rubber mounts to quieten it down.

captain Byrne wrote:

rycoombs1 wrote:you can hear the fuel pump when the engines running.. even when you're driving along so its loud enough to hear in the cab

Does it have an electric fuel pump fitted near the fuel tank? If so to eliminate the noise you could get a pair of rubber mounts to quieten it down.

Added signature as suggested

Yeah it has electric fuel pump mounted perhaps a foot and half back towards engine.. its fairly new by the looks of it.. the owner mentioned the noise saying 'its normal' - but I cant see it should be that noisy...

Perhaps rust from the bank blocking it up.. will take a look at the weekend.

rycoombs1 wrote:

captain Byrne wrote:

rycoombs1 wrote:you can hear the fuel pump when the engines running.. even when you're driving along so its loud enough to hear in the cab

Does it have an electric fuel pump fitted near the fuel tank? If so to eliminate the noise you could get a pair of rubber mounts to quieten it down.

Added signature as suggested

Yeah it has electric fuel pump mounted perhaps a foot and half back towards engine.. its fairly new by the looks of it.. the owner mentioned the noise saying 'its normal' - but I cant see it should be that noisy...

Perhaps rust from the bank blocking it up.. will take a look at the weekend.

I don't have one myself but am aware of the noise issues as I've been looking into replacing my mechanical pump for an electric one. Maybe have a look at something like this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FACET-FUEL-PU ... xyzi9SlI88" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

An old fuel filter will make the pump whine or buzz. Filter is the metal cola can sized thing right before or after the pump.

There's a lot of little sections of fuel hose on the injection engines- takes a bit if time but easy enough

Make sure you do the short sections between the injectors and fuel rails too