What is the best quality fuel hose you can buy?

Bolin · 31st March 2019, 11:46

As titled - I'm looking for the best quality fuel hose for longevity.

OK, not for a Rover 75 (most of ours are bespoke moulded job with pre-fitted ends) but for an Austin Allegro!

Factory original stuff (with exterior braiding) lasted 35 years.

Replacement stuff (ticker with internal braiding) only seems to last 2-3 years max.

So what is the best fuel hose I can buy that won't start cracking and leaking etc quickly and will instead last many many years?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Bolin.

vitesse · 31st March 2019, 12:56

Had the same problem when replacing the fuel hose on my SD1 Vitesse, standard replacement stuff blew up like balloons, literary. OK the Allegro isn’t efi but can understand your concern.

Friend had sample cuts in a petrol filled jam jar, some dissolved into a rubberised mess.

Ended up fitting Eberspächer hose, braided, worked well 20 odd years. Like this:
https://www.butlertechnik.com/ebersp...-09031125-p923

Regards

Mike Trident · 31st March 2019, 13:12

It's the ethanol that's in the fuel these days that kills the fuel hoses, I have similar problems on my classic bikes.

SCP440 · 31st March 2019, 17:20

PTFE with stainless steel over braid, should last the life of the car. It can be folded and wont crimp, wont rust and is not affected by the ethanol. The downside is the price and it needs the ends fitted with compression fittings, no jubilee clips, they cant apply enough pressure. I get my local hydraulic company to make them for me. If you are connecting to a barbed connection just get the same put on the end and join the two with a short piece of fuel hose and replace it every couple of years.

I had exactly the same problem with fuel pipe cracking in a 3 or 4 years on my Jensen, it does not seem to matter on the quality of the pipe you use they all don't seem to last.

Take your old pipe in so it can be measured and my local guy usually makes them up in a couple of hours.

31st March 2019, 11:46	#1
Bolin This is my second home Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE 4dr manual Wedgewood Blue 2 04-05/06/2001 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N.E. Hampshire Posts: 4,617 Thanks: 289 Thanked 308 Times in 243 Posts	What is the best quality fuel hose you can buy? As titled - I'm looking for the best quality fuel hose for longevity. OK, not for a Rover 75 (most of ours are bespoke moulded job with pre-fitted ends) but for an Austin Allegro! Factory original stuff (with exterior braiding) lasted 35 years. Replacement stuff (ticker with internal braiding) only seems to last 2-3 years max. So what is the best fuel hose I can buy that won't start cracking and leaking etc quickly and will instead last many many years? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bolin. __________________ "...the new Rover 75, which is a fabulous car......I think it looks fabulous....It's like sitting in a Rolls Royce......For me, this is the star of the show.....it looks so good" - J. Clarkson, motoring journalist on the launch of the Rover 75 in 1998.

31st March 2019, 13:12	#3
Mike Trident Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDTi Saloon & Citroen C1 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Oakenshaw, Near Bradford Posts: 1,622 Thanks: 385 Thanked 552 Times in 328 Posts	It's the ethanol that's in the fuel these days that kills the fuel hoses, I have similar problems on my classic bikes. __________________ Rover 75 2.0 CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Saloon. (Manual) 160 Remap, cruise control, electric window blind, temp gauge, Real walnut / ZT interior, FBH with GSM control. BORN Tuesday, 5th October 2004 @ 12:35:52 This vehicle was the 104,679th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 3,318th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 This vehicle was the 12,440th 75 in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 14,280 Starlight Silver 75s

31st March 2019, 12:56	#2
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,528 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	Had the same problem when replacing the fuel hose on my SD1 Vitesse, standard replacement stuff blew up like balloons, literary. OK the Allegro isn’t efi but can understand your concern. Friend had sample cuts in a petrol filled jam jar, some dissolved into a rubberised mess. Ended up fitting Eberspächer hose, braided, worked well 20 odd years. Like this: https://www.butlertechnik.com/ebersp...-09031125-p923 Regards

31st March 2019, 17:20	#4
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	PTFE with stainless steel over braid, should last the life of the car. It can be folded and wont crimp, wont rust and is not affected by the ethanol. The downside is the price and it needs the ends fitted with compression fittings, no jubilee clips, they cant apply enough pressure. I get my local hydraulic company to make them for me. If you are connecting to a barbed connection just get the same put on the end and join the two with a short piece of fuel hose and replace it every couple of years. I had exactly the same problem with fuel pipe cracking in a 3 or 4 years on my Jensen, it does not seem to matter on the quality of the pipe you use they all don't seem to last. Take your old pipe in so it can be measured and my local guy usually makes them up in a couple of hours.