fuel filter clip/hose

[knoxie]

so changing my fuel filter i took the 1st one off (from tank) easy as pie, 2nd was a bit of a fiddle, but trying to get the new filter on has left me foooked, it seems as tho the little push part has stuck pressed in, what do i do?

knoxie

 

[knoxie]

anyone

 

[<tuffty/>]

They can be a little tight to fit on sometimes... they have 2 o-rings inside the fitting.... sometimes they can go a bit dry making it tricky to push them back on... you could spray a little wd40 into the fitting or wipe a little Vaseline around the end of the fuel filter fitting

<tuffty/>

 

[knoxie]

thanks tuffty, if that doesnt work can the clip be cut off and jubilee the pipe on?

 

[murran]

not really as its a hard plastic pipe.

do as tuffty said to see if it frees off.

 

[andya3turbo]

Had this problem on mine the clip broke and i coulding get my filter back on so i rang audi and the hoses are a 3 part kit and is £65, so i cut the clip off and used some high pressure gas hose the orange propane stuff and 2 jubilee clips, been on over a year now with no probs.

 

[knoxie]

so i tried the methods above^^^ but to no avail...

so i set about a bodge haha went to my local motorfactors and bought some fuel hose and jubilee clips

1st the offending clip

the hose i used

where i cut the fuel line

i then done a little test, being as the line is hard plastic and not wanting it to break under the load of the jubilee clip i used the piece i chopped off and tightened it as much as i could, the result..

success!!! so i cracked on, u put a bit of vasiline along the fuel line to ease the fuel pipe over and tightened up ( not to the extent i did in the above pic dont worry haha )

finito!!!

a big thanks to tuffty, murran and andy for the help

 

[andya3turbo]

jobs a good'en glad you sorted it mate :thumbsup:

 

[Schlaag]

exactly like I did to mine a few weeks back. My knackered plug looked just like yours!

 

[knoxie]

it was obvious that who ever had done it before broke it and just put tape on the fuel filter that had gone manky and rammed it back in :-/ oh well all fixed now, wish me luck with the oil change haha

 

[IPG]

5/16 Female to AN6 6AN Push On Quick Connect Fuel Fitting Adapter

Is this the correct size throughout the fuel system to convert to braided lines?