Precautionary tale

[Trigsbroom]

Coming to the end of a long drive yesterday I stopped briefly and noticed that the underside and back of my car as well as my trailer were covered in fuel oil. The rubber cap on the rearmost fuel injector had split and was spraying fuel freely, I must've lost about 3 gallons before I noticed it. Reading through past posts it's a common problem. It's maybe a good idea to change this cap, as well as the rubber hoses around the injectors as part of routine maintainance, I would've though every 2 years would be enough. replacement hoses and cap cost less than a fiver, but potentially a whole tankful of fuel could be lost within 20 miles.

 

[zippy656]

got a pic of just what bits you talkin about..

 

[sidsid06]

yes pic please if poss like to know what rubber cap you are on about!

 

[zippy656]

could be like a dutch cap maybe!

 

[Trigsbroom]

I'll try and get a picture, but on engines with the Bosch fuel pump, on the injector of cylinder 4 (rearmost) there's a rubber cap on the top, you can just see it and it's easily accessible, but potentially could leave you stranded if it splits. I don't think the Zexel equipped engines have it the same cap.