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FI fuel line warning, aftermarket 200

posted by  Jorrell on  Sat Oct 30 15:59 CST 2010
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Okay, I ran into this problem after replacing the fuel return line to the tank on the Mitsubishi Eclipse, not a brick, but the same applies. Apparently this Advance Auto Parts supplied fuel injection rated hose shrinks in cross section over time. This means that if you use a screw based hose clamp, the hose will shrink and the clamp will not keep it tight on the fitting.

The end result is a massive fuel leak, I got lucky as the car didn't catch fire! After doing a bit of research, if you use this new "cheap as heck" fuel line, you need to use a spring clamp to keep you safe rather than a screw clamp.

jorrell
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