7mm Fuel Hose : Where to buy

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7mm Fuel Hose : Where to buy

Postby simontaylor » Mon May 21, 2007 9:37 pm

HELP.
My fuel injection hoses are begining to perish at there ends, 1 joint is leaking and another show signs of leaking. I have a 6 inch off cut of hose which fits very snugly onto the fuel rail but I need a bit more than a metre and I am struggling dably to find some more.
My sample piece of hose is marked up as "GATES 3225 7mm" plus a few other unreadable words, It is plain rubber, reinforced and has an OD of 13mm (ish).
Does any one know WHERE I CAN GET SOME MORE asap?
This sample was purchsed from Halfords, but they now say they do not sell it from a reel anymore, they only have 1m packets of 6mm and 7.9mm.
Auto factors only has 6mm or 8mm, they suggested Renault, which I will tomorrow.
ANY help greatly appreciated as I need to be ready for Prescott this weekend.
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Postby BIG_MVS » Mon May 21, 2007 10:07 pm

I got mine off ebay, still not fitted it yet and don't plan to in the near future - just tempted faith :roll:

I could send you the metre (if that's enough) I have if it saves time or your struggling?
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Postby simonsays74 » Mon May 21, 2007 10:48 pm

renault usually have them in stock, and they are all the correct shape/size! :D
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Postby darrenbiggs » Mon May 21, 2007 11:37 pm

Simon go for the real deal shaped hoses. I tried normal injector hose years ago and it was a nightmare.

Under proper pressure the lines just start to leak and you end up constantly tightening them up as the pressure causes them to distort. David's suggestion otherwise was to make the bends as big as possible but it doesn't exactly make it neat and you want the best as you'll be constantly on and off the throttle in your racing.

The later threaded fuel rails look a much better solution all round.
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Postby simontaylor » Tue May 22, 2007 12:05 am

Cheers Gents, I'l try Renault first, all being well and instock, but as I need it this weekend I may have to resort to Plan B and make some up from a hose length (thanks Martin, may be in touch).
I note that Juzzblack struggled with 8mm hose, the best I found so far was braided 7mm on ebay or 7.5 from VW, pn N-020-281-1.
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Postby clee » Tue May 22, 2007 8:34 am

I've replaced all mine with that 7mm braided stuff ,Darrens correct ,they leaked on the second start .I think they will be ok with the proper sized petrol clips .I put a big loop in a few of the pipes as it will kink .
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Postby Stunned Monkey » Tue May 22, 2007 12:14 pm

I replaced all the hoses on the TT DeLorean and on the experimental EFI Atmo engine with the stuff I get from my hydraulics supplier. I can't tell you the exact size but I can tell you that it definitely fits, is easy to work with and DOESN'T leak! I can supply with crush crimps and have several metres of it in stock. It's a flexible black rubber reinforced hose with a green strips and rated to 10 bar for unleaded.
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Postby stephendell » Tue May 22, 2007 12:18 pm

Using good quailty clips/clamps certainly makes a difference.

Contrary to previous advice I have given the 8mm off the shelf injection pipe at macess seems to fit a treat. Perhaps the ID was a little smaller than specified.
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Re: 7mm Fuel Hose : Where to buy

Postby Alpineandy » Tue May 22, 2007 1:15 pm

simontaylor wrote: My sample piece of hose is marked up as "GATES 3225 7mm"

Any auto factors should be able to order it from gates.
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Postby clee » Thu May 31, 2007 6:11 pm

The 7mm overbraided stuff is fine with the proper petrol clips @ 11-13mm .


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