[s-cars] rusty fuel lines

[Fred Munro]

Mike;

I did this with my UrS4 - I cleaned up the lines on the car and coated them
with POR-15. Unfortunately I had waited too long and one sprung a leak
anyway. I wrote up a "how-to" showing how to get the clips open and closed -
I'll send you a copy.

Fred Munro
'94 S4 (new fuel lines)
'97 S6 (new fuel lines).


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of brian hoeft
Sent: July 9, 2006 9:31 PM
To: Mike Fitton
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] rusty fuel lines


hi mike,

correct, no poking.

what i'd do first, is stop the chemichal reaction thats going on,, you can
get rust neutralizers everywhere, do a google search even. personally i know
and trust POR-15, they sell a solution intended to neutralize the rust then
etch it before you paint it with POR.. but im pretty sure even things like
wd-40 or PBblaster will stop it for now.

then gently sand it down, you shouldnt have to go wild, just dont kink them
if you pull em off the hangers.

i personally wouldnt want to replace the lines unless you have to.  cant
really tell how far gone though w/o seeing.

good luck, //brian

On 7/9/06, Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> I've heard it's somewhat common and I have a little rust on the fuel
> lines.  I can't tell how deep it is, but I'm not about to go poke it
> with a screwdriver to find out.  What's the consensus on the best fix?
> I've played with pipe benders and flaring tools and fittings, but I'm
> not sure I'm prepared to do that on my own car.
>
> -Cheers!
> Mike
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