Aftermarket Gas Filler Pipe Life Expectancy

[Bgunner]

So I was under the truck the other day trying to massage out a few dents and noticed the fuel filler pipe, the rubber hose end, was dry rotted and cracking. Since I know this trucks history from new I know this has been replaced coming up on 5 years ago and it brings to question:

How long should these rubber hoses last?
And.
How long has experience shown they last?

Current installed hose specs:
Age: 4-5 years
Brand: Spectra
part # filled in later date
Condition: dry rot cracks around the metal filler hose.
Climate: Snow, Salt, minor mud, Heat.

I'm thinking this should last around 10 years before needing replacement should be about right in my climate.

This hose has lasted just under 5 years since install. My thoughts are not high of Spectra's replacement part at the moment.

 

[sgtsandman]

10 years is the norm. The question is what the hose is made of and/or how old was the kit when it was sold? For rubber o-rings in our bench stock, the clock starts from the date of manufacture. Not the date of installation.

It is possible that the hose is made of an inferior material. It is also possible that it sat on the shelf for a long time before you bought it.

 

[Dirtman]

Yup... same reason you check the date on tires before you buy them. Rubber starts going bad the second its made. Oxygen is a hell of a gas.

 

[Shran]

Spectra makes nothing but garbage from my experience. Their fuel pumps suck, their rubber parts suck, their radiators suck... and they manufacture under other brand names for parts stores - dang near all of the big parts stores carry some rebranded Spectra stuff. Junk.

I have never purchased a new filler neck. Mine are all original 80's/90's equipment and in good shape... they truly do not make them like they used to.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Spectra makes nothing but garbage from my experience. Their fuel pumps suck,

Um, Shran, I hate to burst your bubble, but ALL fuel pumps suck. That's how they pull fuel out of the tank.

 

[Dirtman]

Um, Shran, I hate to burst your bubble, but ALL fuel pumps suck. That's how they pull fuel out of the tank.

 

[97RangerXLT]

I bought a fleabay one in 2012 to replace the factory original one from 1997. that fleabay cheapo has been leaking for at least 2 years now... so I got about 5 years out of it. I saw a trick (probably on here somewhere) that if you wrap the rubber hose in electrical tape it will last a bit longer....

Will probably get me a Rock Auto special soon to replace it, will decline on the Spectra, thanks for the heads up.

AJ

 

[RangerNumber3]

After replacing 2 of the filler hoses on the 93 Super Cab that I use to have, I stopped filling the tank all the way up to the top of the filler hose. That way gas didn't sit in the long filler hose for extended periods of time. I think the gas sitting in the hose accelerated it rotting out. My 2 cents.

 

[Snoranger]

The life expectancy of an aftermarket fuel filler hose is about 5 years. You’ve proven that for us, thank you.

 

[Bgunner]

I've replaced a bunch of these things on my own vehicles over the years but this is the first that will need to be replaced so soon after. Looks like this will be one of those constant replacement parts but at least its not the Civic I had. That one, like clockwork, every 2 years I replaced the muffler and tail pipe, intermediate every 4. I had that thing for 9 years and only needed to replace the filler hose once and it wasn't dry rotted when I sold it.

Rock Auto has brands other than Spectra so I'm going to give one of them a shot plus they ship to me so no need to leave the house to get a new one.





I want car parts to last forever!!! I know I'm dreaming and this will never happen but I can still want.

 

[Dirtman]

I bought a spectra air filter once. Until then I was convinced no one was dumb enough to screw up making an air filter.