Hi guys.

I am trying to figure out this fuel line disconnect "tool" if that's what you want to call it. I got a blue one and a gray one. How on earth do these little buggers work?? I am at a loss and cann't get my fuel rail off.

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Jeff D.

 

You just slip it around the line and push it into the place where the connection is and it unhooks it.

Make sure you bleed the pressure off the lines first or have some rags handy.

 

Look on the left hand side of this.

 

Thxs for the reply guys. I see how it works now. Pushing those tabs down is a PITA though. I cann't seem to get the "tool" to go in very far. Being that they are cheap plastic I cann't imagine that so much force is needed to push the tabs down. I will try it again in the morning.
Thxs again.

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Jeff Dobbins

 

Just make sure they are the right size, if the internal barb is being stubborn then push the fuel line and disconnect tool together, so that they go together completely. Twisting might help shove it in there too, just make sure that its in there as far as it will go, otherwise the barb could catch and become damaged, its happened to me... doh

 

Is it absolutely necessary that you disconnect the lines? A lot of things can be done just by pulling the fuel rails, unscrewing the clamp that holds the hard lines, and flipping the rails out of the way with the lines still connected.

 

Yeah, getting that thing off was a little tricky, even after I had seen friends use it. Basically you close the appropriately-sized end around the metal piping for the hose you want to disconnect, then jam it into the hose itself. You may need to push on the hose for the release to "click". As a word of warning make sure you tilt the hoses upward because you can still spill fuel even if you depressurized the system.

Good luck!

 

I went to Sears today and found a fuel line disconnnect tool that is in the form of pliers. It is all metal and works a heck of alot better than the little plastic do-hickies.

Jeff D.