Thanks so much!! I ran over a stick that popped up and broke my fuel line. Tried a few different things that didn't work. I'd never heard of these fittings before. You saved me a lot of time and money!!
Thank you so much; brought/installed the connector kit and the nylon press fittings today because of your video; very helpful. I was afraid to “cut” my cars original part at first. Your vid gave me some courage. So far so good; no leakage.
I like how you showed the actual DIY mistakes & fixes. I said to myself I would put wire loom on that EGR valve. Then you did it in the end, great job.
I did a similar repair on an 06 Siena and I needed a loop. I took the straight nylon replacement hose and stuck it in boiling hot water that was in a cut off gallon milk jug. It worked great, no kinks.
Great help thank you very much... I have a similar situation, and I was finding difficult to believe that the connectors would hold the fuel pressure, now thanks to your video I trust it’ll do the trick for me as well. Liked the video to help with the algorithms 😉👍
On my 2001 Buick Lesabre I had a leak in 90 degree fitting. Under the back seat there is a fuse panel. 2 Fuel pump fuses are in there. I pulled those out and started car till it died. It helped relieve the fuel pressure and saved me getting fuel all over the place.
Great video. Glad it held up for you. Me personally, I don't trust the push on because it's only an o-ring holding the seal. Dorman has compression union #800-226 for 5/16 line that has brass on the inside of the tube, and nut with seal on the outside. You can then adjust the compression depending on how tight you tighten the compression nut. It's only a bit more work but it just feels safer. And as it ages if it does leak, you can always snug it up more. Also, as others have stated, I don't think sanding should ever be done on the outside of the tube as that is where the seal is made on the tubing with the press on. Being OCD, I go one step further and even use a razor to cut the line to make sure there are no burrs on the lip of the cut that could interfere with the seal. Thanks for your video.
I agree with your several assessments: a) not to use the barb fitting; b) not to squeeze / cut; c) not to induce a kink in the curve. That line can withstand under hood temps and will take a set first hot / cool cycle. You could have used hot water or a heated wet towel to soften / shape the line to avoid kinking and eliminate any stress strain on the connectors.
Thanks for sharing awesome video it makes more sense than any other of the 30 video I have looked at fixing my 2005 Cadillac Deville that has a leaking gas fittings
Hey James, looks like I missed a question from you, some time ago. Yes, this worked on my 1996 Cadillac. I used the Dorman brand found at almost any auto parts location and was pleasantly surprised at the ease of installation, as well as its effectiveness.
Thank you so much for providing excellent content. Your video gave me the confidence to repair my own fuel line on my 2000 Pontiac Bonneville 3.8L I used the exact same part numbers. The only difference I did was take a heat gun to curve the hose as close to the stock one. Other than that it was a nice clean repair. Not sure if I'm able to upload a picture of the repair. If I can I will.
I put one near the gas tank on a 93 ranger .I I had to take the bed off to fix it .I just hope it holds up ,they make me nervous that they might start leaking.
'l don't like that crimp in the the line so I'm going to cut it out with these side cutting pliers.. (earlier) I don't want to use side cutting pliers bc it will squeeze the line' LOL
I've got a leak that keeps coming back and came across the repair joints and watched your video thanks. I'm just going to eliminate the connection and install one joint
I have a bonneville with nylon fuel line and repaired it with a union but it is leaking so im going to have to put a new union on i guess. But good video and great info !
You are right, of course. But I insulated the line well where it passes by the EGR. It's been over a year, driving this car daily, and still working perfectly.
Those sharkbite connectors are pretty cool. Used in plumbing, air, and now fuel. I bet that leak was because you sanded the end of that tube. Hopefully she holds for you.
Might try to bend the new line using a heat gun and a coil spring type tubing bender as used for thin walled copper tubing in household water supply lines and refrigeration lines. Worst thing that could happen is you might melt the shit. A judicious application of heat and bending will probably get you through. You're not going to get a 90 using this method. But you could do a loop. Nonetheless, thank you for the video, It gave me some ideas.
@@stripecatflippangitnamecha8721 its holding but i do plan on replacing it. Its not rated for steel or aluminum lines. Since i have done work to the truck. I need a bigger fuel pump so i may go with AN lines
Thank you very much for the awesome video, I am going to be using the same exact things that you used, but, I was wondering what you did when the fuel was leaking through the connections, to make it stop leaking? and how is this holding up? I have fuel leaking in my engine, and my service engine light is on, saying that it is running to lean, and has a vacuum leak.
Repair is holding up just fine. I resolved the leak by making sure both ends of the tubing were fully inserted into the union. Also twisted the coupler a bit to verify all was as it should be. That's it really.
@@Buckwsr Thank you very much for your quick reply. I am going to have to use a pair of scissors to cut the pipe with since I don't have a saw or the cutting pliers. before you fixed this were you getting any service engine light codes coming on?
@@toddisbound2luvu It was the odor of gasoline, not the SES light, that tipped me off to the fuel leak. Your lean condition trouble code could be due to a wide variety of potential issues, fuel pressure being one of them. But the fuel leak repair is your top priority right now.
I believe it is the line that runs to the fuel pressure regulator there on the front corner of the engine that is the feed line....not that it makes any difference....the line that is cracked is the one to repair, right?
Didn't have much luck with them .Seemed like a great idea at the time but they would leak a little then stop then leak again said the heck with it and went and got the brass couplers. So far much more secure connections.
Yes, I have used the brass compression fittings with success in the past. But these press-fit unions have held up perfectly for me...and it's been a year and a half since I did this repair. Thanks for watching the video!
Thanks for sharing info and video. Thinking of using one of these push on or it’s £150 part and 5hrs fiddly fitting. Checking data sheet 10bar pressure which is good but worried about the 60c heat as under the bonnet (hood) gets to 80c on a LR TDV6 diesel, how has it held up?
The repair job I did with these fuel line connectors has held up perfectly, as I drive this car every day. It's been about a year and a half, I think, since I did the repair.
This is 8mm which is mostly uses in fuel line And that connector have many sizes like 10mm 8mm 6mm 4mm 12mm 16mm and more And you can confirm your fuel pipe size by normal scale
Liked the video thanks. But he's right, the hacksaw could have slipped through cut into metal elsewhere.. and someone could even make an accidental connection berween a hot wire and grounded material, however unlikely. Prolly even wise magic to disconnect the battery but maybe thats overkill idk. Though the later happened to me once, dropped a wrench on an engine and the other end managed to land on the alternator hot post, which should have had a cap on it
I bought these for my car and they absolutely suck. They wouldn't grip the tubing and I just threw them away out of disgust. Use a compression connector that is specified for nylon and you will have better results.
These Dorman quick connect fittings look like a pretty good solution to a similar problem I have on my 96 Cadillac Deville. Do you trust them for use on the high-pressure line feed line?
Hey @@Buckwsr! Thanks for this video. Though simple, it gave me the confidence to attempt a fuel line repair. Yes, this worked on my 1996 Cadillac and I did use the Dorman brand found at almost any auto parts location. I was pleasantly surprised at the ease of installation, as well as its effectiveness. More than a year and no issues.👍
when presser goes in the line it would have got that kink out over time or use a heat gun on low setting ...never put more butt connectors in then you need to ...i would rather have a little kink then putting another one of those in
@@Buckwsr Had to fix fuel filter fitting that developed a hole on Crown Vic. 90° quick connect fitting, about 6" 5/16 rubber fuel injection hose, two clamps and new Motorcraft fuel filter. About $30 and hour or so and back in business.
My son did the same thing here what u did but its still leak around where the connectors are joined. He did to connection but only one leaks. Can anyone give suggestions please thanks.
If you (or your son) read through the comments on this video, you might get some ideas on how to prevent or eliminate leaks. I did this video maybe a year ago, and it has held up well with no leaking. Good luck.
@@Buckwsr Thank u fo ur video knowledge is Power. Ur video helped my son to fix his vehicle. He used the metal connectors tjey worked much better. That saved him 400.00
Ouch... You doubled your chance for failure by using two unions instead of one. And running the line around the EGR valve is a recipe for disaster. There is a good reason the OEM routing was outside the heat shield. A piece of wire loom is no substitute for a heat shield.
That push lock is for airlines. I wouldn't recommend using that to splice fuel lines. If you must half ass it like this use a brass compression fitting that doesn't have a chance of leaking under low pressure like this fittings used that are designed to be most affective over 60psi.
My 96 Impala SS just started leaking horribly today. Right at the rear next to the driver's trailering arm. Can't even tell which line it is due to so much leakage everywhere.
@@Buckwsr I have a 96 caprice as well leaking from my fuel return line right above the fuel filter it’s a nylon hose would it be safe to use these undercarriage?
