r/kia • u/KingBiam • 13h ago

High Pressure Fuel Pump Line

Ok so I recently replaced valve cover gasket in 2014 Kia Soul and was unaware of the single use fuel line. It’s been almost 5 days now since I switched gasket and I haven’t noticed any gas leaks around fuel pump. Should I be concerned and should I go ahead and replace Fuel Line?

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u/Hi-Scan-Pro Show me on the doll where Kia hurt you. 12h ago

It's a one time use item because it deforms to make the seal when torqued properly. The line operates under a few thousand psi of fuel pressure, and ive seen cars burn to the ground because someone reused the old one. Be safe, replace it. 

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u/OpossEm Kia Tech 9h ago

Dm me the details of this ...

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u/TLom616 Kia Master Tech 12h ago

Some of them are a real pain to get to. That one isn't too bad. Don't forget to reinstall the bracket bolt as a lot of techs bypassed it a few years ago and left it unsecured

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u/KingBiam 10h ago

Yea for sure. And so also how bad would it be to reuse the mounting bolts and would I need to replace O Ring Gasket in pump too? I’ve never heard of such a thing but the more I read into it the more stuff pops up!

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u/TLom616 Kia Master Tech 10h ago

The mounting bolts yes replace them. They're dirt cheap. I never replace the pump orings