Fuel line....HELP.

[stewardc]

Does anyone have a source for the hard plastic fuel line that goes from the top of the fuel filter to the injection pump? It's the dirty orange line below.

[theman53]

yeah a guy on ebay was selling them. Search his other stuff and you may find it separate. Or buy it for the line and sell me the TD pipes LOL.

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/220556835942?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649#ht_2131wt_904

[ORCoaster]

Cheaper by itself. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vw-Rabbit-Jetta-Pickup-Turbo-Diesel-Filter-Pump-Hose-/360309676939?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item53e4215b8b

[williamtaygan]

I get my correct size, nylon tubing from GreaseWorks in Oregon.  They specialize in VW diesel conversions.

https://www.greaseworks.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=601

[CRSMP5]

ill ask.. i know my solution.. but how to get it on the barbs???

hint cup of boiling water...

if you can find the plastic line.. cut old off barbs.. fit line onto new barbs.. if you do it wrong.. will suck air..

[wolf_walker]

Would you humor me with a larger pic of your engine bay?  Looks nice. 

And I usually buy from these guys
https://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=q224am554tadzk45yzgqfsvp&partnumber=068130309
Has to be someone in Canada with them though, if not just bulk line as was mentioned.
I've used rubber hose with hose clamps in a pinch. 

[stewardc]

Thanks, but most of those want twice the price of the part to ship to Canada. The rest don't ship to Canada

[williamtaygan]

Heat the barbs with a heat gun, slides right on.  Heating the fuel line caused it to bunch up on me. Give GreaseWorks a call, they're easy to deal with and have shipped me lots of stuff to Alaska, I'm sure they'll ship cheap to Canada.  Their line is the right stuff, and at $2 or so a foot, you can't go wrong.

[745 turbogreasel]

The braided nylon stuff from the hardware store is good 5-7 years, more if you have a Hydraulic shop  put new crimp collars on your barbs.

[stewardc]

Would you humor me with a larger pic of your engine bay?  Looks nice. 

Indeed. This is as it was before the AAZ swap.

[homerj1]

Would you humor me with a larger pic of your engine bay?  Looks nice. 

Indeed. This is as it was before the AAZ swap.

Nice!! 
Did you find that the fuel filter was running cool enough with the shielding and the closeness to the downpipe?  I just moved mine ( mk 1 jetta) to the pass. side of the fire wall - didn't think about using shielding - doh.

[stewardc]

That mounting location and shield are OEM, though these trucks never got the turbodiesel. Heating the diesel is good, not bad, I think. No problems anyway.

[homerj1]

That mounting location and shield are OEM, though these trucks never got the turbodiesel. Heating the diesel is good, not bad, I think. No problems anyway.

Thanks.

 My jetta came with the same mt. point, but no shield. I just thought the downpipe might throw too much heat on the fuel filter.

[bajacalal]

Could you actually measure the temperature of the fuel as it exits? If it's no warmer than what people are using for waste oil fuel, which I would assume is a few degrees less than the engine coolant temperature (say, 140F) I wouldn't worry about it. Some diesels have a factory fuel heater.

[ORCoaster]

I doubt the fuel would reach the 160 degree mark we WVO folks use but remember the base oil is much different.  Heating of diesel isn't needed with the exception of very cold climates and long hauls.  The reason for WVO heat is to make it LIKE diesel in viscosity and keep it moving in the lines. 

I am not sure what I read about pre-heating diesel.  Concern over spray pattern or something like that as it would be thinner than normal. 

I have a temp gauge that reads the to the tenth of a decimal the fuel going into the front end of my IP.  I have thought about moving one of the three sensors to the top of the steel line on the 2nd or 3rd cylinder just to see how much heat I am loosing along the way.  I bet it is plenty.  They are not insulated like all other hoses that hold the WVO.