I just checked under the hood and i noticed that the bolt that holds the fuel line which leads tot he fuel rail was wet with gas.. i wiped it clean and then turned on the motor again and i notice oil is seeping through where the bolt goes into the line. I tightend it as much as it could be still seeping. Any ideas why?

 

The washers above & below the banjo fitting have rubber seals inside. When they're shot it doesn't do any good to tighten the bolt. When you take it apart clean up the surfaces that they seal against, too. They should be flat, straight, & smooth.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The washers above & below the banjo fitting have rubber seals inside. When they're shot it doesn't do any good to tighten the bolt. When you take it apart clean up the surfaces that they seal against, too. They should be flat, straight, & smooth.</TD></TR></TABLE>

rubber seals??????

The PROPER seals are pure alluminum.

Just get two new seals and tighten down to the PROPER torque, tightening down the current ones will probably just make it worse.

 

I guess I figured all banjo fittings were the same. The washers (on either side of the banjo) have rubber lips around their inside. That seals against the flat surfaces of the banjo & the filter. So Honda does it different? Either way, you don't re-use the washers.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I guess I figured all banjo fittings were the same. The washers (on either side of the banjo) have rubber lips around their inside. That seals against the flat surfaces of the banjo & the filter. So Honda does it different? Either way, you don't re-use the washers.
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You have been working on GM's too long.

 

Replace the aluminum crush washers. They're similar to the one on your oil pan drain bolt, which you should also replace everytime you change your oil.

 

Fixed it. I put some teflon tape around the bolt threads and high temp silicon around the washers. Worked like a charm

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MightyMouseTech &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You have been working on GM's too long. </TD></TR></TABLE>LOL! VW, Audi, Saab, & an older BMW...

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StockEG9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Fixed it. I put some teflon tape around the bolt threads and high temp silicon around the washers. Worked like a charm </TD></TR></TABLE> So that saved you, what, 90 cents worth of washers? I hope little bits of the teflon tape don't come off & plug your injectors.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

So that saved you, what, 90 cents worth of washers? I hope little bits of the teflon tape don't come off & plug your injectors.
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No it saved me a trip to Honda dealer which is 40 miles away from where I live. Sucks living in the boonies

and don't worry the tape wont plug up the injectors

 

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and don't worry the tape wont plug up the injectors </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, the tape WILL plug the injector if it gets that far.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StockEG9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No it saved me a trip to Honda dealer which is 40 miles away from where I live. Sucks living in the boonies </TD></TR></TABLE>OK, I guess I didn't think of that.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StockEG9 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">and don't worry the tape wont plug up the injectors </TD></TR></TABLE>Next time just seal the washers. The threads on the banjo bolt don't seal anything. The washers are the pressure boundary.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MightyMouseTech &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Yes, the tape WILL plug the injector if it gets that far.</TD></TR></TABLE>

and you know this how?

I didn't tape the entire thread, just the part where it holds onto the rim of the filter. If you take out the bolt you will notice it has a hole on the bottom and a hole on the side near the head of the bolt.. I taped just above that hole where it doesn't even dip into the fuel.. so please tell me how this will happen?