Neil,

New FI hoses and/or "goot" German FI hoses, or not, a weekly inspection
of these hoses is always in order. With the WBX, there is always
something going on in that engine bay, and it warrents taking a look on
a routine basis to ensure things remain ship-shape back there. Things
jiggle, vibrate, buzz, bounce and hammer and all that results in things
wearing. I have had to replace several pieces of hose due to chafing
between hose and other parts, and I have replaced rotten hose that just
split because the wrong stuff had been used. Most of the problems were
caught by inspection, but I had two leaks that tipped me off there was a
problem - one was where the hose wore through due to chafing, the other
due to a split in an incorrect hose. I have also had to replace a couple
of water hoses due to chafing as well.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

neil wrote:
> There was a thread recently about cheap FI hose and its' inherently
> short life span.
>
> You might find some info in that thread that relates to what MAY have
> been installed on your vans engine.
>
>> From what I gathered, one must purchase the goot German FI hose. Well
> worth the extra $. I used the German stuff in my van. Still holding
> and looking good after more than 5000 KM's
>
> Neil.
>
> On 5/3/07, Michael Diehr <md03@xochi.com> wrote:
>> This one has a happy ending.   Had taken the van on a 3500+ mile
>> camping trip in early january during that super cold snap.  Ran
>> pretty good.   Last week, took it on a shopping trip, which started
>> out with me thinking "all my tools are in the garage, i should
>> probably bring some along" but of course I didn't.  What could
>> possibly go wrong?    Got to Frys and noticed a new puddle when I
>> pulled into the parking lot.   Turned out to be gasoline leaking from
>> a fuel hose which had worn through from rubbing on the injector
>> connector.  The hose was routed incorrectly AND missing the plastic
>> covering sheath, due to the #$*#!$@ mechanic not bothering or
>> something.   Fortunately, I had some hose in the van, but no tools.
>> Got in line to purchase a nut driver set, then I realized I'd
>> forgotten my wallet.   Was able to scrape together about $15 in
>> change to buy the tools and fixed it in the parking lot.
>>
>> This hose was the right kind of high pressure FI hose, brand new, and
>> failed after about 4000 miles due to friction.   Given that the hole
>> was right at the electrical connector for the injector #1, I think
>> I'm damn lucky it didn't catch fire.      Does anyone make metal or
>> other super high strength replacement hose?
>>
>
>
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