URGENT FUEL LEAK ADVICE NEEDED PLEASE

[Jinxy]

Hi Guys I have a 1989 2.7 944, this morning at 2.30am I went to get in my car for work when I noticed a strong smell of fuel, so using my phone as a torch I looked under the rear of the car & the ground was clear no evidence of a fuel leak, I then looked under the front of the car & noticed a wet patch just behind the drivers side front wheel almost under the drivers door, I followed this & it looks to be coming from the group of pipes that run behind the front arch liner between the inner arch & front strut & the fuel is running down the pipes to the lowest point, visibility is quite limited under there without removing the liner itself, but if I look up between the liner & inner wing it looks to be pretty wet up there, just wondered if this is a common area for a leak & if it is what part is likely to be the culprit ? im fearing a fractured metal fuel pipe, which means it will probably be a pig to do & cost a small fortune to repair, im good with tools, but its the time & parts cost that's worrying me. Leak isn't too bad at the moment, its not gushing out, maybe a drop onto the floor, every 2 minutes or so. any help appreciated, cheers, Jinxy

 

[rh944]

Might be worth looking at this recent post

Scroll down and there are clear photos of the pipework in the wheelarch

http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=783098

 

[944 man]

You can see what happens in this thread on TIPEC:

http://forums.tipec.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=15891

 

[Jinxy]

cheers guys that looks exactly the problem I have, seems like I may have spotted it in time, I take it from the photos of the pipework, that the two pipes in the centre of those pictures are the fuel pipes ? the rest look like brake pipes, anyone have any ideas of cost & how bad the job of replacing them is ?, cheers again, Jinxy

 

[kcbart]

I had all my fuel lines replaced earlier this year from fuel tank to fuel rail. Using mainly genuine Porsche parts the total parts cost was about £350 and they charged me about £250 labour to do it.

 

[Jinxy]

Thanks for that Keith, certainly worth thinking about as I also need my handbrake cables replacing too which I have boxed up here, they are genuine parts so no reason not to fit them, may get them to do everything, just hope that have a way to collect my car from my house, there is no way im driving it after seeing those pictures !!

 

[Jinxy]

Just an update really, finally managed to remove the inner front wheel arch liner to get a better look at where the leak was coming from & its definitely from the metal fuel line, the line above the pipe retaining damper plate is dry as a bone, below that plate is wet, if you wipe the pipe, you can see the pipe instantly wet again, so it seems that rubber plate harbours dampness & eventually rots the pipe away !! new set of pipes now ordered from Warren at Porsch-apart then its off to the garage to get them to fit & finally sort out my handbrake problem once & for all !, Jinxy