Leak off pipe connectors

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satchmolips

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I occasionally get the hollow bolts which connect the leak off pipe to the injector bodie coming loose and getting diesel everywhere. I tighten as much as I dare! Has anyone used Loctite on these at all please?
 
satchmolips said:
I occasionally get the hollow bolts which connect the leak off pipe to the injector bodie coming loose and getting diesel everywhere. I tighten as much as I dare! Has anyone used Loctite on these at all please?
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Dont use sealant. Try new copper washers, followed by new banjos or whatever. If they are good, they never loosen or leak at all.

Is this a 2.5na, Tdi ?
 
satchmolips said:
TDI, will try new washers then
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Way to go. The washers should be new every time, although you can get away with a few uses. Re-annealing them helps, you will get a few more goes. And when they fitings are very old they can wear from regular unscrewing of the hollow screws. New banjos and screws are only a few quid. Try washers first.
If everything is right, the merest pressure with a spanner will seal, should be no need to ovetighten.
 
Ah misread it, theres a fix with a snapped banjo bolt, usualy it snaps where the hole is drilled through, if it snaps there, you can usually get a flat bladed screwdriver in there and unscrew it
 
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