Fuel Line Repair

[Fitzroy Pointon]

Driving home today on my usual route home from work. The glare was absolutely horrific and at one point I could barely see the road. To make matters worse I hit something on the road. Stopped to check for blood or fur in case it was a wee squirrel or something but think it might have been a wee boulder. Noticed that the heat sheild was buckled and hanging off and there was fuel leaking out. I managed to get home and called recovery who confirmed it was a ruptured fuel line. 

 

Now does anyone know how much this will cost to fix and how long it will take? I'll need to take a leave day on Monday to sort a garage as I don't have a regular one I go to so no idea what to expect really. 

 

Third time I've had to fork out on this ******* in four months. 

[AlimOzturk]

Honestly depends on the make and model of the car and the extent of damage to the fuel line. If the fuel line need replaced entirely then your looking at 5-7 hours of labour costs which at around 100 pound an hour would be pricey. If it can be repaired then a couple of clamps/fuel line repair kits should suffice. YouTube tutorials would be your best place to start. 

[Fitzroy Pointon]

Jeezo

 

Oh well. Can't find a garage that's open just now anyway so will need to deal with it tomorrow. What an absolute pain in the hole. 

[The Roller]

Can be a swine of a job.

 

The line itself will cost about £30.

 

Expect to be quoted for 3 hours labour.

 

I’d guess at £250-£300 all in.

[Fitzroy Pointon]

Turns out it's a fuel tank that's needed.  Garage confirmed a hole the size of a 50p piece.  They tried to source a new tank from Ford.  £470!!

 

I have since found one on ebay for £65 inc. 24hr delivery. 

 

Now just the labour to worry about

[milky_26]

17 minutes ago, Salad Fingers said:

Turns out it's a fuel tank that's needed.  Garage confirmed a hole the size of a 50p piece.  They tried to source a new tank from Ford.  £470!!

 

I have since found one on ebay for £65 inc. 24hr delivery. 

 

Now just the labour to worry about

just hope it is diane abbot who puts the quote together

[Irufushi]

18 minutes ago, Salad Fingers said:

Turns out it's a fuel tank that's needed.  Garage confirmed a hole the size of a 50p piece.  They tried to source a new tank from Ford.  £470!!

 

I have since found one on ebay for £65 inc. 24hr delivery. 

 

Now just the labour to worry about

feel your pain . My front drivers side suspension gave up the ghost last week put it in a tyre centre today for wheel alignment and there’s yet more issues on passengers side . Including recovery I’m up at £440 so far, guess it’ll end up over £600 at this rate .... 😐