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chad303
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May 2, 2012, 6:46 PM
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Fuel line disaster
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Year of vehicle: 1995
Make of vehicle: Toyota
Model of vehicle: Corolla
Engine size: 1.8 Fuel Injected
Mileage: 278k
Hello, and thanks so much in advance for any help you might give. I thought of myself as a competent do it yourself mechanic until last week when the "disaster" occurred. I had kept the old corolla running like a sewing machine nearly 300,000 miles. The car had been having a strange miss only at idle for a month or so. Hard to describe, but it didn't sound like ignition failure. It was infrequent and irregular. A sort of "uh......uh.................uh" every so often at red lights. So, I thought, nearly 300k miles, it might be that poorly located bastard of a fuel filter I have refused to change for 17 years. So anyway, I tackled the filter and got the banjo bolt on top no problem, but when I tried to loosen the 14mm line end on the bottom, that thing was INSANELY TIGHT! I'm talking all my strength to budge it. No way the threads on that wimpy 14mm could take it, even with a quality line wrench. So I rounded the absolute hell out of it and vice gripped it off breaking the line a couple inches from the end in the process. My question is, how should I proceed with the repair, should I get some type of high pressure union and repair my line, get a new line, or maybe junkyard parts? Thanks again!
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Discretesignals
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May 3, 2012, 11:43 AM
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Might be able to cut off a portion of the line and then get a fuel line repair kit that comes with a union. You'll just have to install a new fitting and possibly flare the end.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
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Tom Greenleaf
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May 3, 2012, 11:47 AM
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Are you talking a rounded then twisted up flare nut ended line? You should be able to go back to a good area, tubing cut the line with a new nut for a union then you flare the new tubing and place it exactly in correct location where it was. No compression type fixes for brakes or fuel lines allowed, proper nor legal. It can be fixed,
T
To add on edit: When one is absolutely going to give you grief it can work to cut (tubing cutter not hack saw so no filings) close enough to get a six point socket which gets a better grab than flare nut wrenches on problem things like that..........
(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on May 3, 2012, 11:50 AM)
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chad303
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May 3, 2012, 7:44 PM
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Thanks for the tips, I'll give it a go this weekend and let you know the results. :)
(This post was edited by chad303 on May 3, 2012, 7:44 PM)
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chad303
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May 10, 2012, 6:41 PM
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OK, good news! I got everything repaired and the miss is gone. It was a bit more of a job than I expected though. I talked to a repair tech at the local Toyota dealer, and he told me that "galling" (the metals on the line ends fusing together) is very common in Toyotas. So, what I did was get the fuel line from rail to filter off of eBay for $20, which was quite a find because the dealer wanted $300, bought the filter from Oreily's for $20, and then purchased a new line from tank to filter for $48 from the dealer. The new lines and filter went together no problem. So all fixed for under $100. Thanks again for the advice :)
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nickwarner
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May 10, 2012, 6:54 PM
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Glad to hear it worked out for you. Your issue is par for the course with all cars for me as I live in WI and they salt roads. Nothing will unbolt. Good job on sourcing the parts and enjoy the savings.
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