fuel pipe from tank

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Post Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:25 pm

can anyone confirm this is the pipe i need from the tank upto the filler nozzel?

http://www.bmminiparts.com/PartDetails. ... 208926C66B

my pip has split were the clip holds it + got a hole in the lip on the tank :evil:
(petro patch)?

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Post Sat Aug 10, 2013 12:59 pm

Doesn't look right, it's quite a wide pipe and that link is a small one.

Real OEM has this for the fuel supply on the 318iS:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=16&fg=05

Which part of the pipe has failed? I recall mine (on a 325) is 2x rubber, 1x metal sections, rubber for the nozzle section and rubber for the tank section and a metal line between the two.

Also, are you sure the split at the tank is the rubber filler line and not the fuel tank filler neck? It's very common for the fuel tank to perish around the filler neck/port and you'd be best off replacing the tank if that has failed (recently changed my tank due to this failure).
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Post Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:37 pm

Cheers no 19 split at the end
Also the neck/lip of the tank has a small hole.
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Post Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:31 pm

cjdonny wrote: Also the neck/lip of the tank has a small hole.
This,upon inspection with a wire brush,will rapidly become a large hole,and I would expect that the join between the upper and lower sections of the tank will also be rusty and leaky.
Given the amount of time and effort involved in swapping a fuel tank,a pattern replacement from GSF or ECP would be a good :idea:
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Post Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:01 pm

What price we talking £200 for the tank
And a lot for labour
Take ot its a big.pain of a job
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Post Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:26 pm

Allow half a day to swap a fuel tank,unless you are fortunate enough to have the use of a vehicle lift!

Last pattern tank I bought was about £150.
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