[Vwdiesel] injector to head leak

[Val Christian]

I've had the return lines weep.  The VW hose, sold by others (3mm?)
works great, but needs replacement every two years.  Cheap and easy.  
1 meter will do the car, and leave you line left over. 

Usually, when I smell fuel, the return lines are the problem.

Oh, if there over a year old, and you pull them off, expect
a 15% chance that one will weep.  I used to cut them long, 
and then trim them back after pulling a line.  Now I just replace
them.

> 
> I use a standard gasoline rubber hose for my return lines, it has yet to
> leak or break down and its been in the car for 9 months
> 
> On Jan 3, 2008 9:58 AM, Chuck Carnohan <Chuck.Carnohan at itd.idaho.gov> wrote:
> 
> > Loren~
> > I'm so glad to hear you say: "Fix the diesel leak and you won't notice
> > the combustion chamber leak.  :-)"
> > I've been experiencing the same thing with the bubbles/diesel and worry
> > when replacing injectors and return lines. I'm using the Semi Brake Line
> > material for return lines now and it has to get good and hot before it
> > stops oozing a bit of fuel. The minute bubbles around some of the
> > injectors also quits after a bit of running- or is it when the diesel is
> > gone to show the bubbles? We may never really know!!! I would have never
> > noticed the bubbles without the diesel sitting at the base of the
> > injector!
> >
> > Chuck Carnohan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> > On Behalf Of LBaird119 at aol.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 6:49 PM
> > To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] injector to head leak
> >
> > In a message dated 1/2/2008 3:36:09 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > db53248 at alltel.net writes:
> >
> > > The heat shield was new and was installed with the correct side up.
> > >
> >
> >  I'd try removing the injector and heat shield, punker the shield back
> > out a tad in the middle and reseat it all.
> > Re-punker the shield by setting it upside down on an appropriate socket
> > (OD sizes match) then punch the middle with a large center punch or such
> > so the middle bows back out just a tad.
> >  If you're just getting a bubble or two then it most likely will seal up
> > in a week or so.  If you're getting diesel bubbling then most likely you
> > have a leak from topside and just air bubbling out around the injector.
> > Fix the diesel leak and you won't notice the combustion chamber leak.
> > :-)
> >    Loren
> >
> >
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