[s-cars] Leaky fuel line

[Mtgadbois at aol.com]

Fellows,
 
I had a similar experience with my 95.5 S6.  The driver's side leak is  not 
covered by the recall.  Rather than fooling around with the dealer I  cut out 
the offending connector and put in a piece of 5/16" high pressure fuel  line.  
I double clamped the ends and have not had a problem since and  that's four 
years ago.  BTW, that is the same style of repair that the  previous owner had 
done to the other side.  I guess he did not care for  Audi's suggested recall 
repair method either.  
 
Mark near Chicago
 
 
 
Prior Messages:
 
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:17:42 -0400 (EDT)
From:  <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Leaky fuel  line
To: s-car-list at audifans.com, atay at cox.net,  mpollan1 at aol.com

Aaron,

I had a somewhat different experience from  my nearby neighbor, Marky Mark. 
The dealer (Rockville Porsce-Audi) originally  told me it was covered, but they 
then pointed out that the recall did not  involve the section of line where I 
had the leak. I also have a 95.5, the UrS6's  need to have the entire rail 
replaced, which as you may know is mega $$$. Mine  was leaking at the swaged 
just before the line reached the rail. I tried going  to a local hydraulic repair 
shop (Cauliflower) and they would not touch it with  a 10 foot pole 
(liability probably). 

In the end, we removed the swaged  connection and placed some 25 cent hose 
clamps on it. There is a barb on the  hardline under there.

The dealer told me that for liability reasons, they  could only replace the 
entire fuel rail section and they could not just repair  the leaking line.

Marky Mark, what dealer did you have success with, just  curious. 

-Manny
95.5 UrS6 Avant

>Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008  20:55:36 -0400
>From: "Mark Pollan"  <mpollan1 at aol.com>
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Leaky fuel line
>To:  <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Message-ID:  <c77.24410557.3518564e at aim.com>
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>
>Yes I have pre KY recall...If that is  not appropriate for all dealer work I
>dunno what is!  Pardon the  digression.  I took my 95.5 to the delaer closest
>to my office at  that time in Alexandria, VA and the took care of it without
>batting an  eye citing safety concerns.  Not a penny, now the equivalent of  
a
>nickel out of my pocket.
>
>I sold the green machine but if  providing you with the VIN and the
>dealership that took care of it would  perhaps help you out getting it fixed
>gratis I would be glad to dig it  all up.
>
>Lemme  know,
>
>Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:  s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]  On Behalf Of A Tay
>Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 2:56 PM
>To:  s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: [s-cars] Leaky fuel  line
>
>Hi crew
>
>My 95.5 has developed a leak at the  fuel line junction fittings near the
>rear of the head where the line  branches off to the injectors.
>
>Is this the leak covered under the  old recall or was that someplace else?  
>
>I am assuming a  competent hydraulic hose house can rig up a fix.  Anybody
>have a  recommendation or perhaps dealt with this leak before?
>
>Thanks in  advance
>
>Aaron (no good hose houses around  here..)
>






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