Adam McC 6 Posted May 12, 2018 Yeah I experienced this first hand yesterday morning... see attachment. I thought she smelled a little more 'Petroly' than usual and upon opening bonet, yeah, fuel dripping all over inlet. My wife was off work and went and got me new hose and my tools and what have you so had to patch it up best I could for home. Got two new sections of hose on today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lobby 103 Posted May 16, 2018 What type of fuel hose should I be fitting to ensure no risky problems, SAE J30 R9 Ethanol Tolerant? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cortinadusty 1 Posted July 2, 2019 thank you all for heads up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russell Macfarlane 3 Posted September 11, 2019 This is the first job I need to do to my new MK5 as it's been in storage since 1995 so God knows what the fuel hoses are like .... I did catch a whiff of petrol or two on our 200 mile journey home on Saturday ..... It's a MK5 1300 still on its original VV Carb. Can anyone please tell me what to replace and with what? Is it advisable to do all fuel lines and hoses or just the ones in the engine compartment? Has anyone found a really good hose yet? I want original looks. I've read through this entire topic but still remain unsure what way to turn. Thanks in advance folks. Kind Regards Russell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardJ 59 Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) If you have any doubts about your fuel hoses, I would replace all of them all, front to back. They are only short pieces on the Cortina that join the various hardlines, and you won't need a very long piece of new hose to swap them all out. 7.5mm Cohline 2240 fuel hose is pretty much impervious to anything as it's a proper Viton hose, not nitrile which degrades if used with ethanol, so is a good choice. It is internally reinforced though (as it can also be used as a fuel injection hose), so you won't have the visible external cotton overbraid reinforcement. This is just a cosmetic difference really, so not an issue if you are happy to upgrade to a better product, but if you want the hoses to look proper old school then it may not be for you. I'd also check the nylon line under the chassis rail for splitting and also make sure your metal hard lines haven't corroded through. Edited September 12, 2019 by RichardJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russell Macfarlane 3 Posted September 13, 2019 20 hours ago, RichardJ said: If you have any doubts about your fuel hoses, I would replace all of them all, front to back. They are only short pieces on the Cortina that join the various hardlines, and you won't need a very long piece of new hose to swap them all out. 7.5mm Cohline 2240 fuel hose is pretty much impervious to anything as it's a proper Viton hose, not nitrile which degrades if used with ethanol, so is a good choice. It is internally reinforced though (as it can also be used as a fuel injection hose), so you won't have the visible external cotton overbraid reinforcement. This is just a cosmetic difference really, so not an issue if you are happy to upgrade to a better product, but if you want the hoses to look proper old school then it may not be for you. I'd also check the nylon line under the chassis rail for splitting and also make sure your metal hard lines haven't corroded through. Many Thanks for the sound advice above Richard it's much appreciated. I'll get some of that hose you mention and I'll check all you mention there. I'd rather replace everything as you say, better safe than sorry. Many thanks for that it's apptrcoayed. Hope you are well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichardJ 59 Posted September 13, 2019 If you're interested in the datasheet for the Cohline hose, I've attached it below. Pretty much impervious to anything that might get added to petrol (or diesel). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russell Macfarlane 3 Posted September 14, 2019 18 hours ago, RichardJ said: If you're interested in the datasheet for the Cohline hose, I've attached it below. Pretty much impervious to anything that might get added to petrol (or diesel). Many thanks for that mate much appreciated thats very useful and good to.see 🙂 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russell Macfarlane 3 Posted September 19, 2019 If I was doing the whole car front to back how many metres do people think I would require please? Thanks in advance Kind Regards Russell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russell Macfarlane 3 Posted October 5, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 8:49 AM, Russell Macfarlane said: If I was doing the whole car front to back how many metres do people think I would require please? Thanks in advance Kind Regards Russell Can anyone please assist with above? Many thanks in advance. Kind Regards Russell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIB3300 442 Posted October 5, 2019 On 9/19/2019 at 8:49 AM, Russell Macfarlane said: If I was doing the whole car front to back how many metres do people think I would require please? Thanks in advance Kind Regards Russell One as the long one is plastic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russell Macfarlane 3 Posted October 6, 2019 23 hours ago, TIB3300 said: One as the long one is plastic Many Thanks mate much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIB3300 442 Posted October 7, 2019 7 hours ago, Russell Macfarlane said: Many Thanks mate much appreciated. Get two though, you never know when you may need more ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RT 1006 137 Posted May 16, 2020 Here's another reminder to check your fuel pipes folks. Got the car out of garage a few weeks back (pre covid lockup) to go for first spin of the year. Checked everything over, all seemed fine, closed garage door, back to car, strong smell of petrol, looked under car, petrol dripping from engine. Braided fuel return line from carb was wet with petrol. Cut the cotton braid back and found the pipe underneath totally rotten. Annoying thing is I replaced all the flexible pipes 7 years ago and thought great, they'll not need done again for the next 30 years. I used the braided type hose because it had a more period original look. I've just replaced all the hoses once again, this time I used this Cohline 2240 fuel hose it's mentioned further back in this topic and claims to be 100% ethanol proof. At £14 per meter it's not cheap but it is quite a nice reasonably flexible hose unlike some of the other fuel hoses that always seem a bit too rigid. The manufacturer claims it's a 'fit and forget' hose. Time will tell, I thought when I replaced all the hoses 7 years ago that they would be fit and forget! I won't be using braided hose again, all the braid does is prevent you from checking the state of the rubber underneath. The other day I came across some of the original hose that I replaced (I never throw much away), ironically there didn't seem to be much wrong with it and it looked like it would probably have gone on for another 30 years. Still haven't had that first spin out of the year . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deano66 229 Posted May 16, 2020 Bloody hell mate,you were lucky. At least your new pipes should be good for a long time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
