Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:00:45 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Interesting fuel leak on C900 - check your fuel lines
One of our T16 C900s started smelling a bit petroly on a trip to the big city yesterday. Had a look today, and found a nice leak. I haven't come across this one before, so I thought it was worth alerting other C900 owners. The fuel and fuel-return pipes merge from the bulkhead at the bottom on the (UK) passenger side. They then pass through part of the steel bodywork to which the wishbones are mounted, and back out into the engine bay. They pass through two holes in steel sheet, about 25mm diameter. There should be either a grommet, or a rubber sleeve to protect the plastic fuel pipes. On this car, this protection wasn't present. Presumably it fell off/was removed at some point during the past 14 years. As a result, the steel had rubbed a nice notch right through the fuel pipe. It was gently squirting out a stream of petrol. So next time you're looking in that area, take a look at the two fuel pipes. Make sure they aren't damaged, and are protected from rubbing against the panels. -- Grunff
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