Fuel rail removal

[notfastnotfurious]

I'm sending my spare inlets off to jamsport for porting, I need to send the fuel rail guard as well that I have fitted as it needs painting to match. Don't have a spare.

How does it come off? I can't see what's holding it on, also can I run the car while it's not attached? Ta

 

[-Dan-]

2x 13mm nuts buried in the cover need a short extension to get to them

 

[Inequality Street]

I'm sending my spare inlets off to jamsport for porting, I need to send the fuel rail guard as well that I have fitted as it needs painting to match. Don't have a spare.

How does it come off? I can't see what's holding it on, also can I run the car while it's not attached? Ta

As above, 2 nuts. If you look at it head on, you will see about 4 holes facing forward. 2 of them have nuts in them, that you need to remove.

No danger in running the car without. Only danger is if you have a big head on impact, your fuel lines don't have the guard, so could catch fire and go boom.

 

[JamesBryan]

If they're not 13mm, they could be 10mm.

I've had ones before that were like that.

Need deep sockets.

 

[jamesycc]

2x10mm bolts. Be careful they snap easily.

 

[Rubicon_]

Also prepare to get a face full of petrol!

 

[haimsey]

Mine was weird, LHD side was a 13mm flanged nut. RHD side was a 10mm flanged nut.

 

[notfastnotfurious]

Thanks a lot guys I'll be having a bash, nice one

 

[Gus]

dont worry about petrol, that only happens with the fuel rail and not the cover.

 

[STEVE.M]

The fuel rail cover is retained by two 8mm x 1.25 pitch flange nuts.
For some reason,Renault chose to commission these with a 10mm socket head size,but these can be replaced by 2 a penny 13mm socket head sized flange nuts,providing you have a deep thin walled socket.

For those who do not know better,I hope the attached illustrations will be educational.