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05 R53 fuel leak

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Old 03-05-2019, 06:33 PM
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05 R53 fuel leak

So the last couple of times I've driven my 05 R53 I've had an occasional strong fuel smell in the cabin. At first I attributed it to the near constant below zero weather, but decided to check it out today. What I've found is that the mesh covering on the lower half of the fuel feed line is becoming saturated with gas. I've pulled the intercooler off and looked around for an actual leak, but I can't see any leaks. I just know that every other time I drive it the hose gets soaked right around where the injector sits. No signs of an injector leak either. The only place I was able to find that has the right line in stock is ECS tuning and I'm not looking forward to the idea of dropping the subframe to replace the entire line. Is there a way to just replace the section between the fuel rail and the solid line near the firewall? Really appreciate any input, thoughts, and/or advice.
 
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