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Tom_Jones
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:00 am

Does anyone know where to get a new rubber pipe connecting the fuel tan neck to the pipe. It is L shaped and I have a slight fuel leak when the tank is full. Going to try and replace the tube before I replace the tank.

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Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:05 am

Best place is probably the dealers, it shouldn't be too much i would imagine. dealers are normally ok on prices for rubber hose.
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:53 am

in need 1 too! :(
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:42 am

Tom_Jones wrote:Does anyone know where to get a new rubber pipe connecting the fuel tank neck to the pipe.
???? Only one rubber pipe in the fuel filler and that's dead straight!
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:07 am

mine isnt, mines an L shape,
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:40 am

Brianmoooore wrote:
Tom_Jones wrote:Does anyone know where to get a new rubber pipe connecting the fuel tank neck to the pipe.
???? Only one rubber pipe in the fuel filler and that's dead straight!
+1, same on mine :?
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:17 pm

I took it off and had a look at it and it is L shaped. It was bubbling on the outside fro petrol corrosian. I have been quoted £32 from a scrappy but i would rather get a new one. Can you use and sort of tubing the same diamiter?
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:18 pm

Are you talking about the metal tube??? :mad:
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 3:41 pm

Fuel neck filler pipe?

leads down to the tank from the petrol flap area?
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georob wrote:Fuel neck filler pipe?

leads down to the tank from the petrol flap area?
yep, thats it! i got an 318is so would that be why its an L shape?
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:14 pm

No, there is another pipe that runs diagonal along the inside of the rear wheel arch which we thought it was, thats behind a metal plate with 3 or 4 bolts holding it on.

Fuel neck filler pipes are prone to rot, would reckon someone would have one of here from a fragger, no difference in them for the models, ie 316 will fit upto 325 etc etc
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:21 pm

lovely job, mines been leaking for over a year now, gotta make sure the petrol pump nossle is right stuffed in there to miss the hole!
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:26 pm

yeah, mine was the same when i bought it, never checked it when i bought it, got low on fuel and it clogged everything with all the rust from the tank :-x

would recommend changing it sooner rather than later from the problems it's given me :roll:
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