07 Apr 2013, 12:17
Debugging my first DeLorean problem! One of the lines leading to my fuel accumulator has a split, meaning a fine spray of fuel is leaking out of the car.
I'm not replacing my accumulator, but using the guide on this site; http://jason.kitcarmagazine.com/delorean/fuelaccum.htm as a reference it is line 1 that is leaking. It's spraying out of there inside the chassis, and then also dripping off down underneath the car. There is also a slight drip near the fuel tank cover plate, but I believe that to be fuel running forward down the chassis since the car is on a ramp.
Now looking on the DeLorean schematics, it looks like this is normally a rubber hose that connects to other elements and leads back to the fuel pump. However, as you can see from my attached images, I appear to have braided lines instead of rubber tubing.
Now I'm going to remove the center console to try and get a better look at this from the top as I believe I can see further connections from this line to the accumulator, if my reading of the schematics is correct.
Now if I could get a sanity check on the following from the more experienced, I would be very happy;
Thanks for any help!
I'm not replacing my accumulator, but using the guide on this site; http://jason.kitcarmagazine.com/delorean/fuelaccum.htm as a reference it is line 1 that is leaking. It's spraying out of there inside the chassis, and then also dripping off down underneath the car. There is also a slight drip near the fuel tank cover plate, but I believe that to be fuel running forward down the chassis since the car is on a ramp.
Now looking on the DeLorean schematics, it looks like this is normally a rubber hose that connects to other elements and leads back to the fuel pump. However, as you can see from my attached images, I appear to have braided lines instead of rubber tubing.
Now I'm going to remove the center console to try and get a better look at this from the top as I believe I can see further connections from this line to the accumulator, if my reading of the schematics is correct.
Now if I could get a sanity check on the following from the more experienced, I would be very happy;
- Any idea what type of braided fuel lines I have? I can't see exact matching ones on vendor websites
- Does taking apart the center console to get a look at the rest of the connections seem the correct steps?
- If it is indeed this line, can I replace this myself just with the center console apart and the car up on ramps?
- I believe the part I require is http://www.delorean.eu/catalog/product_i...s_id=48004, is that correct? Should I replace connecting bolts and clamps at the same time?
Thanks for any help!