Propose that the OEM or equivalent cover be used on fuel rail.
I would like to see a discussion about this.
We have all seen fuel rail leaks, usually we can get the rail replaced or repaired as necessary. Most of the leaks are weepers in that the fuel dibbles, in liquid form and usually evaporates quickly (a good thing). HOWEVER we have seen one that cracked and sprayed fuel not unlike from a large fuel injector, (a bad thing). It was caused by, you guested it, a balance shaft out of time. If a cover had been in place it may have contained the spray and re- liquidfied the fuel thus reducing the chance of ignition. In this case we did not have a fire but it did get our attention.
The down side of using the cover is that it would make small leak less obvious. And yes; it would increase the cost of our cars.
I believe that it would make our cars marginally safer, it won’t affect power, it won’t affect aero, it won’t affect downforce or balance, and it won’t improve your libido or E.D.
Most of us have these covers someplace in the shop, garage, trailer or junk pile. Even in the South where 944 parts are rare we can find rail covers for next to nothing.
Obviously it goes without saying that the balance shafts need to be in time but stuff happens. The rails are not perfect, under the best conditions, they do crack. That would be the reason that the engineers who designed these cares used them in the first place.
Guys, no reason to get ugly about this one just say what you think no matter how dumb your point is. For those of you without a sense of humor that was a joke.
