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Old 07-02-2012, 10:08 PM   #1
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Damn rodent ate my fuel lines

Yeah, so this morning I went outside to start the car, and smelled gas shortly after. Lots of it. By the time I realized what was happening, I had sprayed a quart or two of gas all over my engine bay and driveway. I shut the car off and opened the hood, only to have gas run all over the paint on the fenders and front bumper. Damn. I was gutted.
My first thought was that something in the fuel injection system had let go, but found the problem as soon as I started looking... A mouse or other soon to be dead small rodent had chewed through one of the high pressure lines leading from the body to the fuel rail, and had been working at the other one. Strangely enough, the low pressure line that runs right between the two higher pressure ones hasn't even been touched.
Luckily, I had about 1' of 5/16" brake line laying around. I was able to bend up a temporary fix with some high pressure hose clamps, but I'm not real comfortable with it.

I have a couple of questions.

1. Do we have a parts list or fiche of some sort here? I tried a quick search, but didn't see what I was looking for. If not, is there a way I can access one without having to pay for access to the shop manual? I'd like to be able to go to the dealer with part numbers rather than just a description.

2. The quick disconnect on the fuel line at the fuel rail... This particular clip is new to me. I'm not sure which tool I will need to pop those clips. Anyone know for sure?

Thanks for any help.
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