Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Duratec Performance Removing fuel lines/injectors on return LIM.

Originally posted by Mondeo V6:

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I don't know if US cars are the same but our fuel rails clip together a bit like a garden hose.If you cut a piece of plastic so you can wrap it around the fuel line and push it into the connector this releases the spring.It takes some practice but it's easy when you have done it. A drug container bottle(i guess that's what you would call them??-pill bottle in the UK!!) is ideal as the plastic is moulded to about the right size.Hope this makes sense-deff. better to remove the LIM as a whole assem.

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Ok...well on a different note....but same subject. I'm planning on installing a 2000 SVT LIM onto my 1995. I have the following parts, 2000 SVT LIM, 1998 return style fuel rail, SVT return style injectors.

I plan on removing the butterflies on both the 95 and SVT LIMs rear and switching the Secondary mechanism off the 95 and putting it on the SVT. I think I can make this work, although it may be tough.

Now, the part that scares me is playing with the fuel lines. The fuel rail for 95 and 98 is different. I'll actually require less fuel line for the 98, so I'll have to trim the lines. Now, how exactly do I go about trimming the lines and then reconnecting the lines to the 98 fuel rail? Do I need to get new lines, special connectors? I'm very, very, very worried about not doing this right and causing a fire and losing the Shark , so I want to do this right.

Originally posted by PA 3L SVT:

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1) For the harness, the clips and the connectors do come off (they hold the connector to the FI) - use a pair of needle nose pliers. Likely a clip or two will go flying, so be careful. If you want to practice, do it on the connector going into the tail lamps - they are very similar, if not identical.

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