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[Mike924]

Worst job I've ever had to do on any car!

My fuel accumulator suddenly started leaking. When I say 'leaking' I mean squirting fuel several feet (slight exageration ).

New accumulator then. No Porsche units listed anywhere, so I tried risking a Golf GTi unit. Catalogue price £73 (US$130), charge on the credit card £101 (US$180). Sorry sir catalogue price is incorrect.

Golf accumulator arrives - different size fitting on the inlet side. Bugger!

Now for the really 'interesting' part: every single connection from the fuel pump, both sides of the acccumulator, right to the rigid fuel line was seized solid with rust. And so were all the nuts on the rubber 'lord' mounts, just for good measure.

I spent nearly all of last week upside-down under the car filing, wrenching, cutting, squirting gallons of PlusGas around the place and, of course, cursing, to get the old unit and the rusted fuel hoses off the car. I even had to cut the end off the solid fuel line, because the hose coupling was so comprehensivelyseized onto it.

I had a new fuel line made up, at a local hydraulics specialist, to fit the Golf accumulator (the old line was totalled getting it off anyway). I ordered a piece of 10 mm copper pipe with the right connector on the end for the fuel hose and used a 'Speedfit' push-on coupling to join it to the cut-off end of the solid fuel line. (I didn't want to spend another week under the car replacing the whole pipe!) All the new couplings were treated to a good helping of copper grease and a coating of Waxoyl so that I don't have to go through all that again 'next time'.

Anyway, yesterday I ran the pump for a couple of seconds and looked under the car in trepidation. No leaks! Phew! So far, so good. Started the engine and ran it on the drive way foe a few minutes. Still no leaks!

Sorry for the mega-post, but I just had to get that off my chest. I might take the car for a short spin in a moment. First time I'll have driven it in a week!
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1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

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[Joes924Racer]

Darn rust. Wouldnt think it would be a problem.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

[morghen]

yea i had the same problem...i tested the acumulator and when i putd the scew back it leaked, badly. When i tried to replace the acumulator i could not unmount it...it was too rusted. so i patched the old acumulator so it does not leak anymore and its fine now.
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[jopather]

Maybe I'm totally wrong, but aren't these what you need?

http://www.automotion.com/productpage.aspx?pid=102650&name=Fuel%20Accumulator

Performance Products has them for $115 US.

How important are those - if they're not working, do they cause hard starting when the car is cold? If so, maybe they're my problem. I already replaced the hose (mine was cracked and leaking all over) - $90 from Porsche.

Hope your car keeps running
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1978 924
My car - a hole in my driveway where all my paychecks go...

[5150]

Been there so many times mate. Our mixed weather along with the salt the highways people throw around every winter just makes a complete arse of anything metal. I've got to the point where if there's a £5-£10 part in the way of a repair then I give it one chance to come undone then I take the grinder to it and just cut the #### off!!!!
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[Mike924]