Fuel Line Replacement for 200q20v

[jpinkowish at comcast.net]

Kent McLean asked this same question only 3 weeks ago, and here was the helpful suggestion:

Message: 1
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:21:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: bob terwilliger <jitsu303 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: fuel and brake lines
To: Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net>, quattro <quattro at audifans.com>, s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>, 200q20v <200q20v at audifans.com>

You can do it yourself with the hand-operated flaring tool, a tubing bender and 
alot of patience.  The compression fittings do work but I personally wouldn't 
use them for brake lines..fine in a pinch for the short term but if you are 
going to be in there anyway--might as well do it right the first time.  I've 
used compression fittings for fuel lines when there has been no room to use a 
flaring tool with no problems...but again it would be better to replace the 
entire line with as few joins as possible to be safe.
   
  You'll need to make double flares and/or bubble flares.  My tubing of choice 
is from NAPA as they have a PVL coated line..like OE..will last longer than bare 
lines...avail in 20 foot rolls for a decent price as well.  I also cover any 
joins with heat-shrink tubing-- after I've tested for leaks--just to keet the fitting from corroding in 
case I need to open it up again in the future. (Slide the heat shrink on and 
position down the line before you make the join then slide over the join and 
shrink after you've tested for leaks)
  HTH
  John


-------------- Original message -------------- 
 Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 12:36:11 -0700 (PDT) 
 From: Kneale Brownson 
 Subject: Fuel Line Replacement 
 I want to replace the fuel lines on my 200q20v. Already used the high-pressure 
 injection hose type patch. Now I want to do a "real" replacement with a good 
 hard line. I can't seem to find a source for stainless or for the OEM "nonrust" 
 types in metric sizes. Anyone done this? Got sources? Suggestions?