How to make nylon fuel lines the RIGHT way without the tool!
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Here’s the RIGHT way to make or repair nylon fuel lines without having the special nylon fuel line making tool! They can be a pain and are a critical part of your fuel system, but if done correctly can save you money and time! As always be safe and this is just a how-to by me, I do not claim to be a professional and do not assume any liability of what you do! I appreciate you watching, go ahead and like,subscribe and comment if this helped you out!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
Nylon fuel line
Fuel line fittings
Razor Blade
C-clamp
Brake line flare tool
Socket to fit inside fitting
Hairdryer
Vise
Side cutter
Electrical tape
I used Dorman nylon fuel line and Dorman fuel line fittings
Also this project does involve gasoline and I am not responsible for anything that you do with this information, work on your fuel lines at your own risk! Take your time and do it right, gasoline is extremely flammable!!!!!! - Авто та транспорт
This worked for me but used the modified Irwin quick clamp instead. I wrapped the nylon tubing with electrical tape so the flaring tool clamp wouldn't nick it and I put the clamp in a vice. I also inserted a #13 drill bit into the 5/16"nylon line before tighten the flaring tool clamp and it stopped it from getting crushed. I also poured boiling water on the tube while tightening the Irwin quick clamp. The #13 bit will go through the 5/16 quick connect fitting and helps keep the tube and connector lined up.
Yeah this worked perfectly for me when I got a kink in my line and had to make new ones! Thank you!!!
For whatever reason, this doesn’t work for me. I get the nylon halfway on to the fitting and then the hose either slides, or kinks. Every time
Very nice,clear instructions, good narration good camera angles.
Very good process. I have rusty fuel lines that I want to repair them and you now showed me how to tackle the job. Thanks!
For sure, I’m glad it helped, hopefully your repair goes well!!
Thank you so much for your post for l myself ran into some trouble and I did not want to pay for the whole tool kit you save me a lot of money thank you for taking your time and putting the video out there great job made mines a lot easier.
Happy New Year man, that’s great I’m glad it worked out for you, appreciate you takin the time to watch it and comment! You know what the say where there’s a will there’s a way!!
thank you for making the time to show us.
Absolutely man, thanks for watching! Hope it helps u out!
This was exactly the info I needed thank you so much.
Glad it helped man! Thanks for watching!!
Just modify a quick clamp for a perfect install every time ua-cam.com/video/xFCQccnuvl4/v-deo.html
Excellent method to make these connections. Great money saving advice. The factory made tool to do this job costs a fortune .
I appreciate you watching! I know was in the middle of nowhere working on a car that I couldn’t get a line for for a couple days and had to find a different way to do it, couldn’t find a good video on making new line so I decided I better make one! Thanks for the comment and take care!!
Thanks for the video, made my job easier, i was struggling to put it in by hand, thanks again
For sure! I know I tried too but just ended up kinking the line a bunch of time lol, I figured there had to be a better way! Glad you got some help from it, appreciate you watching and commenting bro!!
Glad I came across this, thanks for your effort.
For sure glad it helped you out bud!
Just modify a quick clamp for a perfect install every time ua-cam.com/video/xFCQccnuvl4/v-deo.html
thanks, great video it saves me, had to repair my one fitting that was leaking and was not sure how to install it.
Awesome man I’m glad it helped!!!
Nice job! Using a calking gun keeps the alignment better than the clamp because your clamp has the floating foot. The caulking gun is rigid. You still need to use the flaring tube holder so the nylon tube doesn't slide away from the fitting.
That's a great idea!
I use a piece of wood stair railing, the center drilled out to 5/16 or 3/8 and cut right down the middle to make two halves. Use this and a couple of hose clamps and it'll hold the line tightly. It allows it to fit the caulk gun nice and square.
Oh dang that’s a great idea, I bet it holds the line perfect! Next time I do this I’ll try that to help stabilize the line a bit better without damaging it!
1pc medic..great idea..
Nice job man ! 👏 loved the video .
Thanks homie, appreciate you, thanks for watching!!! Have a great day!!!
Great video. Good presentation at the beginning with all the tools necessary. Not too much talk. Not sure it was necessary to repeat the procedure because we can replay it but clean presentation and instructions. I wanted to see this because I want to put a check valve on my Sentra to see if it solve my problem. System seems to lose pressure. Difficult to start when hot. Thank you !
Wow I appreciate the great feedback!! I hope it helped you out! Is the Sentra losing pressure from the fuel draining back in the line? Ya a check valve should help keep the fuel in the line so it will have fuel right away, I wish I could help you figure that out too!
Thanks for the tips
Anytime bro hope it helped!
Great job
DG Adams thanks man I appreciate it
Great video thanks
great video, thanks fron France
Bonjour!! Merci d'avoir regardé!!!
Thanks for the video, just patched an 06' Impala fuel line , going to replace all the lines soon. Deciding between nylon and copper nickel lines now.
For sure bro, glad it helped, the nylon is pretty cheap compared to the metal and it was all I could get in the time I needed to get the car done before a 1500 mile road trip, but she’s still workin like a dream!!! Thanks for watching
Just modify a quick clamp for a perfect install every time ua-cam.com/video/xFCQccnuvl4/v-deo.html
Excellent thanks
Thanks for watching!
thank you man for great help, the repair kit and tool almost 400 $.
Oh for sure man I know, and then for only using it once or twice it was way too expensive to get the tool! Glad it helped you out and appreciate you watching!! Thanks
Thank you Sir
Anytime bro thanks for watching!
so much info thank! do you have a video on bending it to fit?
No I didn’t mine was actually a straight shot so I didn’t have any major bends, getting the line to bend without kinking is trick and takes heat, and even then you weaken the tubing, most of the stuff prebent to the vehicle is formed that way in the factory and holds its strength in the bends
Good video. I had trouble working with the nylon fuel line. 5/16 was too small, 3/8 was too big for the fittings and steel line. I needed to make a w shaped piece to copy the out of production Chrysler fuel line. I eventually went with rubber fuel line with clamps. It worked out okay for a 18 year old vehicle.
J Alton definitely rubber does the trick, I have done rubber in the past but on this vehicle wanted to do the nylon, but I didn’t want to pay for the factory piece for $170 bucks, nylon is kind of hard to work with, it’s a fine line between getting it warm enough to get the fitting in but not too hot that it bends or kinks the line! I appreciate you watching my vid! Take care!
Use rubber fuel injection hose. Reg. line could fail over time.
@@jeffreydevoti7000 hi, do I need to use high pressure steel clamps for a Dodge Stratus (I think it is around 50 PSI) or regular clamps will be ok? Thank you
Good advise, only problem is when you would have to do this on the car, I'm doing a 1998 sebring and whoever did the fuel filter screwed up the quick connector to the fuel pump. Reckon I will figure it out. Looks like they lost the little white plastic lock for the quick connect. They stuck it on without it and the fuel pressure blew it off. I may be able to but a new quick connector and just use the little white locking piece. Can't believe they left it like that. Thanks for posting, a big help for a fellow improvisation specialist. 👍👍🏁🏁
Oh man that sounds like a nightmare, gotta love having to fix someone else mess, ughhh I feel for you man, ya it would def be a pain on the vehicle, is the connector messed up or those little white clips can be taken out of a new one with care if that’s all it needs, but u probably know that if your willing to take on this job! Or ya now I read u say that right in the post, I would definitely try that route first, ya it’s surprising what some people will do and then just walk away, if I break something I stick around till it’s fixed!
Ty... clever
Thanks for watching!! I’m a little late responding but I was listening to paradise by the dashboard lights, you know how long that song is lol, just kidding I liked meatloaf too!
Life saver
Thanks man I was in a pinch and knew there had to be a way to do it without the spendy tool that I didn’t have access to, thanks for watching!!!!
@@Azkeyguy kudos to you brother.
Thanks for the video! Read about using the caulk gun as well. I suppose the boiling water might heat the tube more evenly and thoroughly to the right temp than the blow dryer. hmm
My 2 O-rings are leaking and even though I have a good collection, none are the same.
I wonder if I can take the new o rings out of a replacement connector and place in my old one and fit it without the headache of replacing.
or if they are all different by different makers.
I would say if you are careful enough you could swap the o rings! And ya I was gonna use the hot water method but the stove was about 200 yards from where my vice was and I didn’t want to run with boiling water haha nah jk but ya the water method is a good way too!
Very slick repair. Would a shot of silicone spray lube help to slip the fitting on eaisier?
A little lube never hurt!!! Lol
My fuel line is nylon wrapped in rubber hose and fitting the quick connect has been extremely difficult so far. I hope this method helps when I try it.
I hope it goes good for you, thanks for watching!!
You can also just use some grease, flare out the tube a bit with needle nose to get it started, then just push the greased connector into the tube. No heat needed.
Hi there! I wonder how would you disconnect the hose from the connector? Would you have to heat the hose too and then pull it out really hard? Thank you so much for your answer and for the great video! 👍😎
So since my hose was kinked in the middle I just used all new line and fittings, but if you needed to reuse the fitting then the best way would be to use a razor blade carefully to cut the hose the long way down the barbs of the fitting, once they are in there they are pretty hard to get out, even with heat, but heating it up might actually make it easier to cut the line off there too, but be careful if you do, don’t cut yourself!!! Thanks for watching!!!
@@Azkeyguy thank you so much for your answer!
For sure man, appreciate you watching!!
All tools on video not free)but video the best❤
Awesome, just saw this, thank you, where there's a will there's a way
I heard someone used boiling water to seal the connectors to the line because I didn't want to use the mini torch and shrink tube . I thank you a hair dryer is the perfect tool.
For sure man! Yep you can use boiling water too but it seemed like a hassle to have to drag it out across the road to the garage where the vice was, ya the hair dryer you can control the heat a little better so it doesn’t get too hot and kink, thanks for watching bro!
@@Azkeyguy right now I have to wait for Tuesday before I find out how much it will cost me for the new sending unit and pump for my 06 sierra. I live in Canada and bought it at Carid.com .I had perchanced one here locally .It was $506.00 Canadian. I went to Carid.com and a version of the one needed was $ 82.00 American. The guy said with Canadian tax at 13 % and convert American to Canadian dollars and delivery it is $154.00 Canadian.
However there could be dudty added.
So even if you say an other $150.00 Canadian dollars for duty I would still save $200.00 of my money. I also need 2 straps and locking ring too .Anyway Slone I thank you for your video and God bless.
Thanks bud! God bless you too! Next time you need some parts from the US let me know there’s gotta be a cheaper way to get it across the border!! Take care man hope your swap goes good!
Can you just salvage the quick disconnects from Pump to filter and use regular rubber fuel line with hose clamps on each end?
I’m gonna say no please don’t, I don’t think it would be a good idea because of the high pressure from the fuel pump anywhere from 50 psi and up that a hose clamp will most likely not be able to hold the pressure and come off or slide off!! If that happens you will have fuel everywhere, a huge fire hazard and be stuck on the side of the road! I would definitely advise against doing it that way, it won’t hold!!!! Be safe and just fix it the right way it will save you a headache or the loss of your car!!! Please don’t do this!!! Take care thanks for watching and commenting!
@@Azkeyguy This is on a 2005 Ranger. The bed of the truck was in contact with the fuel pressure line and it came apart and would not start. when I got out the gas was all over the driveway. Glad I was at home at the time. I could not find the nylon hose that you had in your video. Only short lengths. I bought 5 ft of Gates4219BF fuel injection hose1/4" 225PSI . I have attached the disconnect from the tank to the hose and it is very tight. I have added a clamp. So I am going to try this on the truck as I have the bed off the truck and can inspect it carefully.
For sure keep an eye on it since you’ll have the bed off, that will make it a lot easier!!
it is plastic ? wont it crack in the cold weather??? , i had nylon plastic and here in Illinois it gets very cold and if something hits it will crack and gas will get every where
Ya I was in South Dakota then, and I know how stuff gets brittle in the cold, but this stuff is actually what they use from the factory and I’ve had it be -20 up there before with the wind and never had any issue, thanks for watching!
Haven't try that yet
Thanks for watching!
Why would Quick connectors come with only one part? You need BOTH parts to make a connection?
The second part is the metal fuel line in the vehicle
Ant the other was the connector on the fuel pump itself, the nylon line goes between the two connections
It would be much more better if you put super glue during the process to make it glued together
I'm in hopes I can do this under the car to replace the fuel connector or just remove the whole line from the tank
Ya it’ll definitely be a pain on the vehicle, I know it might take a bit to get it off the vehicle but it will save you a lot of cussing and headache!!
Here's a video on replacing just the leaking O-rings:
ua-cam.com/video/WuS1TsyiRqs/v-deo.html
If 3/8" larger line?:
3/8"x1/2"x1/16" O-ring
Dorman has O-ring replacement kits.
Don't forget to lightly oil/grease the tube the o-rings ride on!
Thanks for the info bro it helps!
How do I remove an old broken connector from a pipe?
I would just use a razor blade to make a straight cut behind the connector and then cut down the tube on the connector barbs, thanks for watching!!
What happened to “without the tool”?
They make a specific tool just to make fuel line fittings which is a couple hundred bucks, here's a way to do it with tools most people should be able to scrape together, thanks for watching!
how do you fit 45 degree connectors
You know what I never actually had to do a 45, but I can imagine it’s way more difficult to get enough pressure on the fitting to get it in the tubing without kinking the line, sorry for the late response, thanks for watching!!
Dont need the tool, but I would have to purchase all the other tools you used.
For sure, I actually already had these in my box already, I suppose by the time a person buys all these tools you could probably just get the right tool too! Thanks for watching!!
I have had good results with dipping the line in water heated up in the microwave for a minute 1/2
Yep for sure this is a good solution too, softens it up enough and don’t have to worry about it melting/getting too hot! Thanks for watching!
how does it work with 90 degree fittings?
Dick Raczuk it’s a little harder but maybe try a caulk gun or a different style vice, main thing is to keep it straight when your tightening the clamp, easier said than done I know!! Thanks for watching
What if you have a 90?
That’s a good question! I guess I would try to find something for it to sit it to keep it straight but it sure what I’d use I would have to improvise!
@@Azkeyguy I ended up using one of those Irwin ratcheting c clamps in conjunction with the flare tool dies. I took a grinding wheel to the tip of the stationary end of the clamp, so the line coming out of the back of the die was in a notch to keep everything in a straight line. I did use a hair dryer then also worked right in front of a heat lamp for baby chicks which I already had under my truck for warmth. Still a bit of a pain holding everything just right. I did kink line in the first try, had the die too far away from fitting. I did make my repair and it looks good, but I may just buy the $100 tool. Thanks for the video
For sure I kinked the line the first time and proceeded to swear and be like wtf, and it does take a lot to keep everything all aligned perfect and try to tighten the clamp especially if you only have two hands, an extra set would help a lot, I know I had to trust my repair because I wouldn’t be able to tell if it held until I had it on and the fuel tank up, which I had to remove the axle to get the tank out (98 trans am) and then see if it leaked, it didn’t, still hasn’t, and I had to go on a 1500 mile trip the day after I made he repair, which is why I didn’t have the time to wait for the new part or the right tool, but ya anytime your dealing with high pressure and fuel you want to make sure it’s right!!! Way to improvise and make something that worked!! Not many people can do stuff like that so I’m glad you got it!!!
I understood you are not to heat up the nylon lines for the install????? Per Dorman????
I think they might say that because there is a chance of gettin it too hot and kinking or collapsing the line, I very minimally (5-10 seconds) warmed it up to get the line to slip over the barbs on the connector, but yes definitely use caution and don’t over warm. Working with fuel lines definitely is at your own risk, and if your not comfortable warming up the line then I would definitely just buy the premade line, it wasn’t an option for me in my situation
Geez that seems like a lot of work just to get an fitting in the lines. Is it just me??? 🤷♂ Now I am wondering if I should go with something else.
Just modify a quick clamp for a perfect install every time ua-cam.com/video/xFCQccnuvl4/v-deo.html
Boiling water and no tool works
Tried it an bullshit won’t go all way in…
Ya man it took me a few tries, kinked the line a few times, pretty frustrating but I was up the creek and had to get it done! For sure easier to buy if possible, but that wasn’t an option on my car, needed it right away, thanks for watching!!
For anyone finding it hard to insert the connector into the hose, Apply white silicon grease with very high melting point to the connector. It will just slide with much less work.
Edit: Clean the fuel lines with the help of hot boiling water before installing in the car.
This is a great idea, thanks for adding it! Appreciate you watching!
will this grease plug up fuel injectors?
I can’t say for sure, most likely it would be caught by the filter or the gasoline would dilute/thin it down so much that it would not make a difference, thanks for watching
@@09fatbobmike yes when using high temp like silicon grease, you must clean the pipes before installing them in the car.Use boiling hot water. But for fuel lines before the filter, these particles will get caught by the filter and wont pose a threat at all. but for fuel lines from fuel filter to the engine. you must clean it with hot water and blow them dry before installing.
Definitely good advice, best to keep things as clean as possible when doing anything, especially fuel, don’t want to end up with more problems than you have too, thanks for contributing with good advice, and appreciate you watching!!
You used alot of different tools. Just use boiling water easy way and done
Yes I saw this is another method of doing it too, thanks for watching!!
You skipped ahead to where you had already had the quick connect almost completely in. If you're making a how to video then show us what caused problems and what worked so that we, the viewer, can see how you overcame those obstacles. This video is useless.