Q: Fuel pump blue line

asked by on January 29, 2017

So there is 2 connectors the green one which connects to fuel filter and then the is the blue one with connects to a line , someone cut off the blue connector at tip and connected the pipe and the blue connector with a peace of tubing know it's leaking pretty bad , can it be fixed or do I need a brand new fuel pump ?

My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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