Gti-6 Fuel Hose

[Andy F 0]

Hi people

 

Just after some opinions about fuel hoses on the gti-6 conversion.

 

Measuring up the hoses coming out of the 205 fuel pump they are both 8mm but the inlet to the GTi-6 rail is 10mm. I wondered if it was bst to use 10mm or just stretch the 8mm over the rail.

 

Thanks

[DrSarty 90 1 Cars]

I just used 8mm wherever practical, but I gave up trying, despite using heat and grunting like a sex-pest trying to get 8mm onto the larger union on the GTI6 fuel rail.

 

I ended up using a joiner and stepped up to 10mm (or 9.5mm IIRC) where needed, 6" from the rail.

Edited November 8, 2009 by DrSarty

[Ryan 99]

It's the same problem with the Mi16.

 

I've used 8mm from the pump into the hard lines under the car, and from the hard lines to the fuel filter. Then for the outlet of the fuel filter I got a banjo with a 10mm connection and used a short 10mm hose from the filter to the fuel rail.

 

Using the wrong sized hose and either stretching it or trying to clamp it tighter is just asking for it to leak.

[2052006 10]

Using the wrong sized hose and either stretching it or trying to clamp it tighter is just asking for it to leak.

 

Agreed - I used 8mm, stretched to fit over the 10mm gti6 fuel rail and it would begin leaking every few days. Changed it to a bit of 10mm hose with a plastic reducer to fit into the 8mm and it's been fine ever since.

[paulsupervts84 0]

I had the same problem with my conversion just use 10mm from the filter to the fuel and it will be fine

[Paul_13 212 1 Cars]

8mm on return, flow lines and used a short bit of 10mm from filter to fuel rail.

 

Works fine

[welshpug 1,661]

same here, Merlin motorsport sell a 8-10mm adapter for £2.50.