Fuel leak

mks · 04-09-2023, 05:39 PM

Hi,

My bike is a 1993 M900 and I have Just found out I have a fuel leak.

The fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump is leaking (perished)

Question:

Is the fuel line just a piece of hose or is it a specific part?

mks

900Rebuilder · 05-09-2023, 08:24 AM

Probably available as a part but potentially just a piece of hose. Depends on if it has any pre-formed bends in it too I'd imagine. My bike came in boxes so I cant say for certain

Kato · 05-09-2023, 09:06 AM

No reason you can't simply replace it with some fuel rated hose

motomartin11 · 05-09-2023, 10:46 AM

As I found out with my '96 M750 some of the hoses are pre-formed and can't be accurately replicated with generic hose. Some were NLA when I checked with Moto Rapido about 12 months ago although others could still be supplied.

Luddite · 05-09-2023, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by motomartin11

As I found out with my '96 M750 some of the hoses are pre-formed and can't be accurately replicated with generic hose. Some were NLA when I checked with Moto Rapido about 12 months ago although others could still be supplied.

It is possible to shape fuel hose so that it matches your originals using a heat gun and some pipe-bending springs to prevent kinking. Something like this should do the job, (plenty of other sizes are available).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/benders-copp.../dp/B000BQMMDQ

350TSS · 05-09-2023, 11:07 AM

From memory one hose is specific with a 6mm inlet at one end and an 8mm outlet at the other, I might be wrong here but it is not insoluble as you can get brass reducers on fleabay for a few quid. The moulded originals are obviously designed to fit nicely in the congested space between the vacuum fuel pump and the float bowls but no reason why generic ethanol proof petrol hose should not work.

Dukedesmo · 05-09-2023, 11:10 AM

I find; https://www.bike-parts-ducati.com/ to be a useful source, all parts shown in catalogue form and you can order directly from it.

900Rebuilder · 05-09-2023, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dukedesmo

I find; https://www.bike-parts-ducati.com/ to be a useful source, all parts shown in catalogue form and you can order directly from it.

Very handy! But also mk1 fuel taps out of stock there as well as everywhere

04-09-2023, 05:39 PM	#1
mks Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Malmesbury Bike: M900 Posts: 82	Fuel leak Hi, My bike is a 1993 M900 and I have Just found out I have a fuel leak. The fuel line from the tank to the fuel pump is leaking (perished) Question: Is the fuel line just a piece of hose or is it a specific part? mks

05-09-2023, 08:24 AM	#2
900Rebuilder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Beeston Bike: M900 Posts: 329	Probably available as a part but potentially just a piece of hose. Depends on if it has any pre-formed bends in it too I'd imagine. My bike came in boxes so I cant say for certain __________________ Ducati Monster 900 - Yamaha tdr125 & dt200wr - Ford GPW

05-09-2023, 09:06 AM	#3
Kato Dismantled Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: East Molesey Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,247	No reason you can't simply replace it with some fuel rated hose __________________ "Political correctness is just intellectual colonialism and psychological fascism for the creation of thought crime"

05-09-2023, 11:10 AM	#7
Dukedesmo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leics Bike: M900 Posts: 2,898	I find; https://www.bike-parts-ducati.com/ to be a useful source, all parts shown in catalogue form and you can order directly from it. __________________ M900, 916, LeMans II.

05-09-2023, 10:46 AM	#4
motomartin11 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: stourbridge Bike: M750 Posts: 371	As I found out with my '96 M750 some of the hoses are pre-formed and can't be accurately replicated with generic hose. Some were NLA when I checked with Moto Rapido about 12 months ago although others could still be supplied.

05-09-2023, 11:07 AM	#6
350TSS Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Shipbourne Bike: M900 Posts: 1,422	From memory one hose is specific with a 6mm inlet at one end and an 8mm outlet at the other, I might be wrong here but it is not insoluble as you can get brass reducers on fleabay for a few quid. The moulded originals are obviously designed to fit nicely in the congested space between the vacuum fuel pump and the float bowls but no reason why generic ethanol proof petrol hose should not work.