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10th Aug 2019 2:40 pm
austringer
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I move to Italy in 1 week for new job, i was going to drive there but cant now
I can see the flexible fuel hose that bends tightly with a metal cover over the rubber has split, it is directly behind oil filter on normal car, and caused the problem, i do not think it was pump but the hose above it splitting.
10th Aug 2019 2:40 pm
Pete K
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10th Aug 2019 2:48 pm
austringer
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OK thanks all for lots of good info, i am in a real pickle now with timings as i gotta leave this mud island for Italy and i stuck in the mud.
I gonna have to somehow stick my phone to a stick that i can reach down and get a good luck at the pump as i would hope to just connect pipe to the old pump
not sure what else i would need yet but i try get pictures or video now so i can see more clearly
10th Aug 2019 2:49 pm
austringer
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I am in Downham market
10th Aug 2019 2:50 pm
austringer
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Pete k
Yes that lexi hose i beleive was the culprit, that part in the middle the small pig tail bit i think rubbed on the engine cover and leaked onto something that was hot enough to vapourise and ignite.
Does this sound feasible or just my imagination?
10th Aug 2019 2:52 pm
Pete K
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well there isn't a lot of pressure in that pipe.
and it's not near the hot exhaust
So unless you know it was leaking, I would think it was something else near the back of engine
I guess it's possible
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Getting the electrics to work will be the biggest issue
10th Aug 2019 2:59 pm
austringer
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Ok thanks again i will try get closer look now,
It is just that the pig tail part i noticed months ago had worn through the metal and into the rubber but it looked like a coolant hose to me so didnt worry too much.
10th Aug 2019 3:03 pm
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Bit higher res version of the pics.
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10th Aug 2019 3:08 pm
Pete K
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that pipe going over the oil filter isn't normal ?
a fuel pipe?
you better start pulling things off it i guess !
or hoover up the black
10th Aug 2019 3:14 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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austringer wrote:
But i was driving to tesco on a sunday and car caught fire so i got insurance to collect it from centre of town, they know i was driving to tesco with no MOT so will not pay.
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