Hi everyone. The fuel line from my fuel filter to the gas tank has broken, and I'm wondering what parts I can buy and what other xj6's have the same part. Also, how hard would it be to replace? Thanks for looking

 

Hey - I believe all xj40's with in-tank pumps use the same fuel line so you'll be ok with any of the recent years if you're thinking wreckers yards (you'll have to check the changeover vin number, guessing around 1990)

I've not actually traced the line's route from the filter to the tank but the filter is fairly accessible, it's just ahead of the driver's side rear wheel and the tank fitting isn't too far away.

The tank fitting isn't so easy to get to, but there are a couple of tricks to making the job a bit easier.

First thing you'll need is the longest pair of needle nose pliers you can find (mine are like 14" long!)

The tank fitting is way up underneath and you'll need these to reach up there to rotate the clip that locks the fitting to the tank.

It's also handy if you can loop a length of fairly strong wire over the tank fitting because on some tanks, the fitting is in there pretty tight and there's no real room to get your hand on the line/fitting to pull it down and out.
The wire makes it much easier as you can give it a few good tugs from down below.

Other than that, you'll probably need to drain the tank before you start yanking the fitting out!!

All in all, it's not really that difficult a job, just maybe a bit awkward, but hey - what job on these cars isn't!

Larry

 

+1 on all of Larry's excellent tips!

The one thing you may not have to do is drain the fuel tank. The reason is that with the in-tank fuel pump, both the outlet and return hoses connect to the fuel pump canister, not directly to the fuel supply in the tank. When I replaced the fuel pump on our '93 I was not able to siphon all of the fuel out of the tank, but only a little dripped out when I disconnected the hoses from the tank. When I finally got the tank out far enough to remove the evaporative flange, I discovered there was still 5 or 6 inches of fuel left in the tank that I couldn't siphon out.

However, I would still recommend that as you pull the outlet hose from the fuel tank be prepared to press the connector back up if a lot of fuel begins to escape, and wear safety goggles while you do it.

Regarding the hose itself, if there is a hydraulic hose supplier or industrial supply company in your area they can probably repair your hose using the original metal fittings.

Cheers,

Don