Important! : HELP fire hazard!!!!!!!

1. daves-vts Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 norwich Posts: 4 renault 19 1.8 16v renault clio rsi 1.8 16v hond

   #1 23rd August 2008, 04:17

   heres the story i was out last night in my local town and when we went to go home we all got in my saxo vts where we all smelt a strong smell of petrol. my front passengers shined her phone in the foot well where petrol was literally pi**ing down from under the dash. after quickly aborting the car where we were. i rang the rac and when the guy came to look he said the fuel line which was running through the bulkhead and down the inside of the car had split and was dripping all over the fuses, relays and a whole heap of wires. he then told me not to drive the car and the fuel line should be on the out side of the car and is illegal to have them inside. so my question is has someone moddified my fuel lines and put them through the inside of the car. and secoundly why would someone want to do this. and what the f**k do i do now. help me please!!!!!!!!!!!!!: wall:
2. Mark51p Super Moderator Joined: Sep 2006 Wakefield Posts: 14427 Golf GT

   #2 23rd August 2008, 04:43

   id think long and hard about the safest way to do this mate.
   is start by taking off the battery so there would be no chance of any sparks igniting the fuel
   then id start stripping out the interior until you get to the fuel line and see where it is an where and why it has split.
   your going to need to spend a far bit of time on this mate, its not going to be easy by the sound of things.
   
   however it could just be the fuel return pipe that has come off and it leaking petrol into the car some how.
3. vidal Established Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1729

   #3 23rd August 2008, 06:29

   If you have bought it from a dealer you may have some comeback. If bought privately then there is very little you can expect.
   
   The alternative depends on whether you have insurance...
   
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   Joke, honest.
4. leeds106 Established Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1108 16v Citroen AX

   #4 23rd August 2008, 07:46

   its actually illegal to have the fuel lines on the outside of the car to my knowledge cos if they get hit by rubble on the road they would probably split and cause a major fire hazard
   
   
   
   
   all saxo's/106's have the fuel lines running down the passenger side of the car but there very very tough so whatever has split yours must be quite sharp and have been rubbing away on it for a while tbh
5. andywiddss1 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2007 skipton northyorks Posts: 5275 clio 172 exclusive track toy

   #5 23rd August 2008, 08:30

   as above all 106/saxo fuel lines are inside the car mate
6. RCD-Performance Established Member Joined: Dec 2007 Southampton Posts: 2278

   #6 23rd August 2008, 09:42

   Keep us updated will be interesting to hear what caused it
7. daves-vts Newbie Joined: Aug 2008 norwich Posts: 4 renault 19 1.8 16v renault clio rsi 1.8 16v hond

   #7 23rd August 2008, 10:02

   thanks for your replys. im now going out side to rip her apart ill let u no the out come. just got to roll a fag first cant work with out one.
8. DJjuveVTS Regular Poster Joined: Jun 2008 Dundee Posts: 298 106 GTI

   #8 23rd August 2008, 10:25

   sounds like some shit off an oldskool wu tang track, some nigga be wantin to blow yo ass up