Whilst having a look at my exhaust (see other thread) I noticed, that despite the gallons of anti-rust wax etc the fuel pipes have decided to turn to dust.
They're not leaking (yet) but they really don't look very good, having read on here, more than once, about fuel leaking from them I thought it would be best to replace before it was too late!
Just as a matter of interest I phoned Nissan for a price, I was expecting to be told they would be £1,000,000 each, but to my amazement one was about £40, but the other one was no longer available. Typical, parts are cheap but not available!
So a visit to the local pipe specilaist with the old ones as patterns is in order to get some new ones made up.
My question is (think I already know the answer) does the exhaust, prop-shaft rear sub-frame and fuel tank have to come out to change these pipes? Access to the pipe to body mountings at the rear looks impossible along the side of the fuel tank!
Have read on here that people have just run long lengths of rubber fuel hose instead to make life easier, but don't really fancy the idea of that to be honest.
While typing this have thought about a halfway house idea, what about a long run of braided fuel hose (like braided brake hose material)? In the correct diameter of course.
Will call pipe specialist on Monday to see what choices of pipe material they have and if they do braided lines too (sure they would)
Thanks for listening!!