Hi Guys Hoping to tap the knowledge base! my 916 was idling and I opened the petrol cap and was greeted with a shower of petrol! Looking in I could see a ‘jet’ of petrol spraying across just below the filler neck which then caused it splash out. Is this normal? Think tank was half full. Is it a sign of a blockage? Never noticed it before. Any pearls of wisdom much appreciated! Answers on a postcard to Havenoluck House . . . thanks in advance
the fuel pipe in the tank is split mate, if you ride it it will cough and splutter down the road as the fuel recuirulates in the tank rather go to the injectors.
I have a spare set of these which you are welcome to Lazza. My 998 has a rather smashing carbon fibre vented tank which doesn't use them. I"m also slightly taller than you, a better dancer and have an extensive knowledge of fine wines but that's just the way of the world so humbly accept a token of my gentle benevolence if you will and I'll have one of my footmen run them round to you. Failing that, any old bit of fuel hose will do!
How hard is it to replace the line? Just drain the tank, remove the filler cap (and surround), then reach down in to the tank and get to work?
Thanks Cookster - effing tank was relined inside, pump checked, tank painted all reassembled and it splits first time I ride the C@$t!
Hahaha thanks Joe - needed that! Yes I would love to prevail of your kindly condescending offer!! Most appreciated!
May be you could take the tank off, drain it, remove the fuel pump assembly and check things on the bench. If it was just worked on, it may well be that a fuel line was not put back tight enough and popped under pressure when you first used the bike. It may seem obvious, but you need immersible fuel lines in there. Not just random fuel lines. Edit: if you go that route, you may need a new fuel plate o-ring (the large green one). They tend to expand and the used one won’t go back in easily.
you could almost have put money on it being as @cookster said, a pressurised fuel hose either split or disconnected but I think it might be "the other one" which I can't remember in detail - @bettes (Ian) will though I think. It's more to do with a valve/component misbehaving from vague memory. re-use of green Viton seal is a controversial one, if in doubt use new of course, but if not nicked, overly stretched or saturated in anything with silicone or other chemicals causing it to expand, then I would use again. Sometimes it's even down to temperature, and if left a while they can "calm down" and return to correct size.
Soz Chris, my memory gets worse by the day it seems... Either one of the two hoses or the air separator nozzle thing. But that just shoots petrol out at 90° to the pump housing. If it’s really as bad as the OP says, I reckon it has to be a split line.
ah, that's maybe it - i've never seen the air separator thing "squirt"? - so not that then? yes, can remember the fault with the hoses as affects italian cars also going back to around 1982.
