XAH03 Member 597 Member For: 17y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Cairns QLD Posted 10/06/09 10:39 AM Author Share Posted 10/06/09 10:39 AM thanks guys. I did a search on here for a few days before I attempted doing it to try and get some pointers but couldnt really find muchso I thought I'd take some photos as I went and make one up.Is that rubber line that you used a proper submersible fuel line or just a regular fuel line hose?Yeah its Gates submersable EFI line, the photo is a bit crappy. I was told you can only get it in as low as 30cm lengths so if you know anyone who wants to do their pump as well then just go halfs in the cost of the hose and split it because you only need about 70-80mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIRMONxXR Member 3 Member For: 16y 9m 26d Posted 12/06/09 07:54 AM Share Posted 12/06/09 07:54 AM (edited) thanks guys. I did a search on here for a few days before I attempted doing it to try and get some pointers but couldnt really find muchso I thought I'd take some photos as I went and make one up.Yeah its Gates submersable EFI line, the photo is a bit crappy. I was told you can only get it in as low as 30cm lengths so if you know anyone who wants to do their pump as well then just go halfs in the cost of the hose and split it because you only need about 70-80mm.Great job mate! Just a quick question....how much fuel did you have in the tank when you did this? I currently have half a tank of fuel and was wondering if I should run it all the way down to empty before attempting? Edited 12/06/09 08:04 AM by AIRMONxXR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XAH03 Member 597 Member For: 17y 2m 15d Gender: Male Location: Cairns QLD Posted 12/06/09 11:55 AM Author Share Posted 12/06/09 11:55 AM Great job mate! Just a quick question....how much fuel did you have in the tank when you did this? I currently have half a tank of fuel and was wondering if I should run it all the way down to empty before attempting?It had about 30km's left on the distance to empty display on the dash. run it down to about a needle width off the empty line and it should be right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norrs Donating Members 448 Member For: 17y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: Darwin Posted 16/06/09 12:05 PM Share Posted 16/06/09 12:05 PM Excellent guide. I wish I had this a couple of months ago when I did mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civillian Donating Members 78 Member For: 20y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 21/06/09 03:22 AM Share Posted 21/06/09 03:22 AM Does that interior area with the soldered wires become flooded with fuel??I'm thinking of soldering too, but I don't think the heatshrink would be rated for fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR64LT Donating Members 678 Member For: 17y 5d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 21/06/09 04:06 AM Share Posted 21/06/09 04:06 AM I think I might let my tuner do this, I can see myself getting frustrated and braking something. good work but. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6T Drifter Member 113 Member For: 16y 2m 6d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 25/06/09 09:43 PM Share Posted 25/06/09 09:43 PM Does that interior area with the soldered wires become flooded with fuel??I'm thinking of soldering too, but I don't think the heatshrink would be rated for fuelany one got an answer to this?as im doing my fuel pump today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 16y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 26/06/09 01:37 AM Share Posted 26/06/09 01:37 AM If you're not sure you can always get a small tin and put some fuel and heatshrink in it and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civillian Donating Members 78 Member For: 20y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 27/06/09 05:13 AM Share Posted 27/06/09 05:13 AM I think I see dust particles gathering on the factory original submersible fuel line, which indicates it's not flooded, but vapours will gather inevitably. This might explain the need for 'submersible' fuel line, as vapours are as harsh as liquid fuel (I think).So perhaps the test is to fill a jar of petrol and hang a bit of heatshrink above it, enclosed with a lid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civillian Donating Members 78 Member For: 20y 3m 27d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 04/07/09 12:46 AM Share Posted 04/07/09 12:46 AM I've just begun the test. Will advise when I see some results / lack thereof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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