[s-cars] RE: Fuel Line Recall and then some

[manuel]

I haven't physically seen the new leak at the rail yet so I am unsure exactly where it is leaking, but, would it be possible to weld the crack closed or is the metal too thin? Would welding screw up the flow?  

When I asked the service writer about obtaining the banjo bolt version of the rail he stated that it was no longer available. My regular independent mechanic checked is German ETKA and I believe he stated that this non-banjo version dated bake to about the '92 cars, at least the '92 European versions.

Anyone know if the banjo-bolt version would be an acceptable swap, assuming I could find one?

-manny


Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:21:12 +0000
From: bob.rossato at att.net
Subject: Re: [s-cars] am of course 
To: manuelsanchez at starpower.net
Cc: , s-car-list at audifans.com
Message-ID: <011320041721.4687.4a76 at att.net>


> So is anyone familiar with this area? Is it not possible to 
> replace this braided hose by itself without replacing the 
> entire fuel rail?  If I am stuck replacing the entire rail, is 
> this an opportunity to upgrade to "something better"?

Unfortunately, on the S6 it's all one piece. The feed line to the fuel rail has a short braided section that is crimped to a tube.  This tube runs all the way to the front of the fuel rail and is brazed to the rail.  On the earlier cars, don't know when it was swiched over, the tube was bolted to the fuel rail with a banjo bolt.

Bob
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