Another couple of weeks go by where I tick things off my To Do list only to end up adding a few more. I was going well with getting the brakes bled at the weekend and the whole front end suspension is all fitted including the wheel arch liners that I had to buy as they were missing from the car when I bought it.
After bleeding the brakes on Saturday, I came into the garage on Sunday to a strong smell of fuel, it smelt worse because it had been so hot but it was the first time I'd smelt this. I checked around the car but couldn't see anything on the floor and though it may be just the tank venting.
On Monday I had to refit the rear pad sensor wiring and fit a new fuel filter so off came the O/S rear wheel and this is when I got a stronger smell of fuel (I hear some of the seasoned 944 owners shouting out what the issue is) and low and behold the fuel pipe is sweating fuel. I got some rag and wiped the area to see where it was coming from only for it to start leaking from a hairline crack worse than it was. AAAARGGGHHH
The leak was about and inch from the joint.
I put a bucket under it and headed for Halfords as this would be a job for Tuesday.
On Tuesday I fitted the flexible fuel hose I'd bought and cut out the section that was corroded plus about 6 inches towards the rear beam and checked for leaks and all seemed fine, I took the car outside onto the drive whilst I had a new windscreen fitted to the Golf once that was done I locked the the 944 up for the night.
Wednesday I was back in there to actually do the brake sensor wiring. No such luck, there was a strong smell of fuel again, I looked under the car and I could see two drips every couple of seconds dripping onto the floor and it had buckled the plastic floor tiles I have on the floor because of the amount of fuel. It had been dripping all night. :frustrated:
I realised in fixing one section I had disturbed the next section over the rear beam. Luckily I had enough fuel hose left to do the full length over the beam and I think I have cured it at last. What a nightmare. :x
I also need to replace about 6 floor tiles as they have warped too much to re-fit.
The pipe over the beam broke when I tried to remove it.
The difference in pipe sidewall between the how thin the corroded section had become.
Whilst I was under there I also spotted the brake pipe T piece union pipes, 2 of, were quite corroded and will probably fail an MOT so this will mean I'll have to bleed the brakes again once this next job is fixed.
I did tick one job off the list, the fuel filter is now fitted.
