Update (ugh): Started the car up after an hour or so, drove it aorund the block, checked everything and no leaks. Waited a little while then checked on it again and gave that fitting a little tug and it popped right off, spewing gasoline for a couple of seconds. Refitted it and hosed down the engine bay again. I guess I need a new T fitting and that sensor that plugs into it?

 

That appears to be the fuel pressure sensor & connector:

Guessing if the connector is popping off, the locking clip or tang probably is worn or broken on it. Although I can't imagine why fuel would come out of the sensor if the connector isn't plugged in, so it's probably a bad sensor too.

 

Yes thank you. I had noticed on the Lotus parts fiche that the T joint and the sensor appear to be one part (sold as the "Fuel Pressure Sensor-Kit", P/N A132L6062S), not two, so mine must be broken. Thankfully, it's not very expensive.

Yesterday was the 6 year anniversary of me buying my Evora 400 brand new up in Denver so maybe it was feeling a little neglected and decided to act up on me!

 

So this is not as simple as I thought . . . the whole fuel line might need be replaced and it is apparently an 11hr job by the book plus the fuel line which is nearly 600 bucks. Derek and Garin at Sports Car World Dallas have been very helpful in trying to help me find an alternative fix and I am looking at options that don't require that much labor. Any tips or tricks someone else knows I would greatly appreciate.

 

11 hours?!? Is it an engine-out job? Yikes!

 

Couldn't a new sensor kit be spliced in?

 

That's what I am working towards. Will depressurize fuel line and remove the broken part this weekend hopefully. Then try to figure out what fittings I can find that will work.

 

I am having this exact same issue, and from what I am hearing from one of the online Lotus parts dealers, this is becoming a common problem (based on the number of replacement fuel line kits that are being ordered).

Has anyone determined if there is a more straightforward fix for this issue? Having to replace the entire fuel line and incurring 11+ hours of labor seems like the equivalent of open heart surgery to address a paper cut.

Could the sensor fitting just be epoxied/JB welded to the T fitting and safety wired into place?

 

Does the sensor screw into the plastic "T" fitting? If so, maybe a machined part could be fabricated, with screw-in barbed nipples for the flexible fuel lines?

 

texevora - I believe that it could just be re-epoxied together but I wasn't willing to go that route. If I were to do it that way, running a couple of zip ties around it would give extra piece of mind.

agentdr8 - it just sort of pops off and on with a little pressure. Not screwed on.

In thinking about it, I might run some zip ties around my new one anyway just to be extra safe!

 

it just sort of pops off and on with a little pressure. Not screwed on.

That's unfortunate. Sounds like that particular sensor is just press-fit into the "T", but being plastic and under some pressure most of the time, I'd imagine they'll all start leaking eventually.

Do you happen to have any stamped/embossed part #s or high-res photos of the sensor? Maybe an alternative can be sourced that is a screw-in type (along with a matching threaded "T" fitting). I've found some generic ones that at least meet the connector requirement (Tyco 1-967642-1), but I'd be interested in knowing what the OE one is.

 

Unfortunately it's at the local shop here in Dallas so no photos of the sensor part #. For some reason I think i remember someone telling me it was a Ford sensor, but i know that's not very helpful on its own (and may not be an accurate recollection).

 

The sensor itself is not the problem. The fuel line ("pipe") has a plastic T junction spliced into it with a larger black plastic cylinder that is epoxied to it and then the pressure sensor plugs into that. The black plastic cylinder popped off on mine and I assume same thing happened to texevora.

 

Here is my bad picture of it.

 

Hope you keep forum informed as problem resolved; seems like will be an issue to address🔧.......

 

I had the entire fuel line replaced so my car is good now. That fuel leak is an annoying and scary problem if it happens, let me tell you!