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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: terry paget on 21 February 2017, 06:54:45

Title: Rust of fuel pipes below boot floor
Post by: terry paget on 21 February 2017, 06:54:45

On several Omegas the smell of petrol at rear of car has led me to discover rust in the feed pipe below boot floor, which I repaired with Araldite. When changing a fuel pump last Saturday I discovered that on my 2 spares one cap was good as new and the other was rusted beyond further use, see pic. Happily the estate I was repairing also had an as new cap, suggesting that estate caps last better.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/kh2w19b2jedrvb9/FUELpumpPIPES.jpg?dl=1)

Title: Re: Rust of fuel pipes below boot floor
Post by: steve6367 on 21 February 2017, 07:06:29

Thanks for the heads up, looks like something worth checking  :y

Title: Re: Rust of fuel pipes below boot floor
Post by: Kevin Wood on 21 February 2017, 09:51:01

Yep, that's always been a weak point. Worth taking the panel off and giving it a good douse in Waxoyl or similar every so often to delay the inevitable.

Title: Re: Rust of fuel pipes below boot floor
Post by: robson on 21 February 2017, 09:59:53

Kevin Which panel would that be  :y

Title: Re: Rust of fuel pipes below boot floor
Post by: Kevin Wood on 21 February 2017, 10:32:22

There's a silver circular access panel in the boot floor. :y