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11 hours ago, Busybee said:

Surely up your street Mr Hart. Its what you do isn't it? Might need to go to the bank first to sort lending facilities to acquire a set....  

 

 

Well I’m certainly not brave enough to enter the cheapskate end of the ‘stop your car burning’ market. 🤣

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2 hours ago, Jonny Hart said:

Well I’m certainly not brave enough to enter the cheapskate end of the ‘stop your car burning’ market. 🤣

Nor me. A high price doesn’t always equate to the quality expected unfortunately. A reasonably priced kit will still likely have a decent margin.

In moving this forward for the group, is it worth listing all fuel lines that can/should be replaced together with the fittings at each end? It can’t be impossible to work out a set as those guys in the states have? 

Another thought is is this panic replacement? Akin to the 996 IMS scenario? A catastrophic and very sad failure may happen to a very low percentage but is it worth the wholesale change of fuel system lines to numerous cars? I’m sure I’ve said before, ensuring adequate insurance is key. Preventative replacement at considerable expense warranted? Who knows. 

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17 hours ago, Leicestershire said:

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Stickers similar to the one above were placed on the sun visors of most cars fitted with airbags. The replacement was also part of the service schedule along with other safety critical components. Don’t think think that the parts were ever changed but it removes the responsibility from the vehicle manufacturer.

 

I think that advice must have been on early airbag cars; it seems that as far back as 10 years ago that advice was "retracted". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8078919/Out-of-date-airbags-should-not-need-replacing.html

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I had a good look at mine when I got them off and actually they did look OK, apart from one line which had been rubbing against another line and put a slight groove in it (which I suspect just looked dodgy but was probably fine). 

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9 hours ago, sopor said:

I think that advice must have been on early airbag cars; it seems that as far back as 10 years ago that advice was "retracted". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8078919/Out-of-date-airbags-should-not-need-replacing.html

My point still stands, do you know anyone with a mid 90’s to 2010 car that changed any of the airbags as part of scheduled maintenance?
We have had owners on IB with 30+ year old rubber brake hoses. Only prompted to replace the lines as the vehicles were suffering poor brake performance. 

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For info, the new Porsche fuel lines are E10 compliant although Porsche dont seem to know that!!! Porsches answer to my question.....

Classification: Confidential 

Dear Mr Roberts   

Thank you for your email.

Unfortunately we cannot be sure as we don’t know 100% which components are affected by the higher Ethanol Content.

 The good news is that E5 is set to remain in Super Unleaded (97 Octane or higher) for at least another 5 years after E10 becomes standard for 95 Octane fuels.

 If there is anything further I can assist with, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

 Sara Hammond

Personal Case Manager

Porsche Customer Interaction Centre

On behalf of Porsche Cars Great Britain Limited

Bath Road, Calcot, Reading RG31 7SE
 

So now i have my fuel lines ive checked the manufacturers data

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as you can see flexibles are Cohline 2134 rubber and the straights are Cohline 3011 Polyamid.  Both are in the catalogue, the rubber flexi specifically mentions E10 compatibility, the Polyamid is specified as both Petrol and Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol) resistant

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this still leaves the fuel filters, pump etc to make the car E10 compatible...

Shouldve added these are the pump & tank to filter / engine lines 

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22 hours ago, Chris_911 said:

Did you read my experience with a new Porsche line - stamped with a 2013 manufacturing date.....

The oldest one of mine is October 2019.  Ive had a look in the catalogue and couldnt see a shelf life quoted but they are UV stable so it shouldnt matter.... but i dont think i wouldve been impressed at 7 years old!!

33 minutes ago, sopor said:

@Robos911 please post the part numbers that you purchased so as to provide a reference for others as to which lines Porsche is now delivering with  E10 compliant hose material

These are the hoses i purchased:

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items 1&2 in pic above 

911 356 062 08, 

911 356 085 05

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items 37 and 43 in 2nd pic

911 356 066 15 (replaces 911 356 066 08)

911 356 083 01

All 4 inc vat came to £474

 

 

 

 

 

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