PSA About FCP Fuel Hoses

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[82eye]

Gates Barricade is usually US or Mexican made, if you can find it.

i still like a lot of gates. i use the blue belts. looks like i did get a bad gates branded waterpump in a kit. but the belts etc are still ok. i've had good luck on beck-arnley stuff but am now thinking it has to be watched closer as well.

i've direct ordered seals / bearings etc by spec before from good mfgrs/suppliers, and even got a clutch disc and plate for a 60's mazda that way but those days are near gone. wouldn't matter what the part was installed on.

[88Sedan]

I didn't shell out for BMW hose because I assumed anything FCP sells should be good enough (wrong).

For other cars I have bought name brand hose from stores and haven't had issues. However its been some time since I was doing fuel hoses.

I probably will stick to name brand stuff sold at auto stores now.

[reelizmpro]

Funny, I just posted pics on FB of my 4 year old CRP fuel line, dry rotted and cracked. Went to start the car one morning and it was pissing fuel. Thank god, it didn't happen while driving. I replaced with Gates 5/16" Barricade MPI fuel hose. It runs thicker than the stock line, which is a good thing for the supply and return but not so good for any small bent lines.

[roguetoaster]

Gates Barricade is usually US or Mexican made, if you can find it.

If you can find that post or thread, I once broke down the nomenclature printed on OE fuel line so people can understand the specs.

[82eye]

it's literally anything with a supply line or material coming from china now. there is zero qc.
once trusted brands keep hitting the garbage now and there is only ever one common denominator between them.

[E30SPDFRK]

Is it CRP brand? The CRP stuff is horrible quality, we've had to redo so many systems that have had CRP hoses installed in less than a years time.

We have been using the OEM hoses from BMW, they're expensive ($18/ft) but they seem to hold up very well. The green strip adds a nice OEM look to the car as well. PN 16121180409

[88Sedan]

I just wanted to let everyone know when they replace their fuel line to NOT buy it through FCP euro. I am a happy customer of theirs generally speaking, however fuel hose I installed this year has already begun cracking.

I purchased lengths of fuel hose for the injector feed, return line, and for the evap line by those 2 others, and for some of the fuel tank/pump junctions. All of those have hardened really quickly and look like old hose already.

Buy a reputable brand elsewhere, I don't know if this stuff has been sitting too long or what. I can rule out clamp over tightening as I eased the clamp tightness conservatively.

It's just not worth the risk IMO.