# Fuel line questions inside... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [December 15, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087 "2009-12-15T08:35:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/1 "2009-12-15T08:35:31Z")
Ok so I have been trying to get my beater (90 Corolla) on the road lately and have fixed all problems but one…rotted fuel lines, I don’t really have the time to fix all of them myself, originally I didn’t think they were that bad and I could do a quick repair but they seem much worse then I had thought, trying to get an idea of a repair shop would charge to repair them. Here is a pic of the rotted lines. [![http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9679/fuelline.jpg](http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9679/fuelline.jpg)](http://img35.imageshack.us/i/fuelline.jpg/) ---
**Author:** ![MX-5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mx-5/32/6336_2.png) [@MX-5](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MX-5)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/2 "2009-12-15T08:42:24Z")
:ohnoes damn that looks bad! ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/3 "2009-12-15T08:54:19Z")
> [@BRAKE LINE????](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-line/27255/21): > > :ohnoes damn that looks bad! Yea thats why I don’t have the time to fix it…but I mean I paid $100 for the car it has 120K on it and this is the only problem with it. So I’m not really complaining, just trying to get an idea what a shop would charge. ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/4 "2009-12-15T09:15:16Z")
Take the car to a junkyard or recycler if they are leaking and causing you problems. You can’t justify doing that much work to a $100 car. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/5 "2009-12-15T09:16:50Z")
yeah dude that’s an insane amount of work, what motor is it? ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/6 "2009-12-15T09:22:00Z")
your lookin at about 4-500 we just did one not long ago ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/7 "2009-12-15T09:37:50Z")
ok…well what if I cut the rubber hose buy a connector… [![http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2669/9110016dor800011pridetl.jpg](http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2669/9110016dor800011pridetl.jpg)](http://img43.imageshack.us/i/9110016dor800011pridetl.jpg/) …and then run a hose to where it isn’t rotted which is like 2 feet down the line, flare it and clamp the hose on? ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/8 "2009-12-15T09:38:14Z")
I just need it to survive the winter! ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/9 "2009-12-15T09:46:06Z")
> [@FS: Bunch of Shit (PS2, Dreamcast, Laptop, Burns Stainless...)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-bunch-of-shit-ps2-dreamcast-laptop-burns-stainless/27262/17): > > ok…well what if I cut the rubber hose buy a connector… > > …and then run a hose to where it isn’t rotted which is like 2 feet down the line, flare it and clamp the hose on? You can do that, cob-job, but it should last through winter. Make sure to get fuel injection hose. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/10 "2009-12-15T09:57:28Z")
> [@FS: Bunch of Shit (PS2, Dreamcast, Laptop, Burns Stainless...)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-bunch-of-shit-ps2-dreamcast-laptop-burns-stainless/27262/17): > > ok…well what if I cut the rubber hose buy a connector… > > …and then run a hose to where it isn’t rotted which is like 2 feet down the line, flare it and clamp the hose on? Did a similar repair to my Corolla’s fuel line (with clamps much better than worm clamps), it’ll last the life of the car. Link to better clamps- > **[McMaster-Carr](https://www.mcmaster.com/#hose-and-tube-clamps/=4y0k9z)** > > McMaster-Carr is the complete source for your plant with over 595,000 products. 98% of products ordered ship from stock and deliver same or next day. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/11 "2009-12-15T09:59:23Z")
The thing that sucks is that the brake (not BREAK) lines are going to pop at any moment. Mine were about 130 bucks from Toyota. ---
**Author:** ![indy440](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5ac83/32.png) [@indy440](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/indy440)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/12 "2009-12-15T10:41:09Z")
no problems with the brass unions and rubber hose, I’ve probably driven 100k miles with similar setups… haha… Also, those brake lines are toast and will probably start leaking as soon as you touch them. They are not that expensive to replace if you do them yourself… You can run new lines from the master cylinder back to the rear suspension for a minimal amount of money… assuming you already have a tubing cutter and double flaring tool… ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/13 "2009-12-15T11:35:09Z")
dont pull too hard on the tank’s breather tube or you wont be able to put more than 5 gal in it at a time. ask me how i know ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/14 "2009-12-15T11:37:09Z")
> [@240sx transformation](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/240sx-transformation/26384/100): > > dont pull too hard on the tank’s breather tube or you wont be able to put more than 5 gal in it at a time. > > ask me how i know haha I’m gonna guess you just may have pulled to hard on that tube before…will remember thanks for the advice. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/15 "2009-12-15T12:50:29Z")
> [@5/20 Nyspeed BBQ @ Chestnut Ridge \*\*PAYMENT INFO INSIDE\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/5-20-nyspeed-bbq-chestnut-ridge-payment-info-inside/24869/102): > > no problems with the brass unions and rubber hose, I’ve probably driven 100k miles with similar setups… haha… > > Also, those brake lines are toast and will probably start leaking as soon as you touch them. They are not that expensive to replace if you do them yourself… You can run new lines from the master cylinder back to the rear suspension for a minimal amount of money… assuming you already have a tubing cutter and double flaring tool… See my post before you. Too much of a pain to bend them yourself, readily available and cheap from Toyota. 1/2way thru doing them yourself you’ll wish you just bought the direct replacements. ---
**Author:** ![Allstar\_Graphics](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/allstar_graphics/32/6287_2.png) [@Allstar\_Graphics](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Allstar_Graphics)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/16 "2009-12-15T13:22:52Z")
bend your own, its mad easy, just replace those damn clamps where it connects to the rubber lines ---
**Author:** ![usmc2801](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/usmc2801/32/6387_2.png) [@usmc2801](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/usmc2801)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fuel-line-questions-inside/249087/17 "2009-12-15T14:08:11Z")
> [@LLOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYD!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lloyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyd/27250/35): > > bend your own, its mad easy, just replace those damn clamps where it connects to the rubber lines You offering to do it for me DJ? lol I haz Jack Daniels…