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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Scottymk4 on 02 October 2013, 09:53

Title: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: Scottymk4 on 02 October 2013, 09:53

Hey Guys,

First problem with my new purchase...put £30 petrol in last night gauge showed half a tank this morning half a tank again the went to empty, left it for 30 mins and looked and it was back up to half..

any ideas what would cause this?

Title: Re: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: Rhyso on 02 October 2013, 10:05

Sender in the fuel tank  :undecided:

Title: Re: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: Scottymk4 on 02 October 2013, 10:08

thanks for the reply, is this an easy fix?

Title: Re: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: Rhyso on 02 October 2013, 11:15

Quote from: Scottymk4 on 02 October 2013, 10:08

thanks for the reply, is this an easy fix?

Cant help you there sadly. Think you can access it from the boot though. Under the carpet should be a round hatch which unscrews

Title: Re: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: Scottymk4 on 02 October 2013, 11:27

cheers anyway,  anyone done this? how hard for a novice? 

Title: Re: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: dom on 02 October 2013, 11:27

As Rhyso says it's likely to be the sender which is attached to the bottom of the fuel pump. You can access the pump which is under the rear seats. I'd try giving the sender a clean as a first step, just make sure you haven't got a full tank of fuel before hand.

Title: Re: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: Scottymk4 on 02 October 2013, 11:33

thanks dom, tank is half full, is this an easy job for a novice? what do you clean it with?

Title: Re: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: barrym381 on 02 October 2013, 13:08

Quote from: Rhyso on 02 October 2013, 10:05

Sender in the fuel tank  :undecided:

will prob need a new 1 with the mileage the car has done  :wink:

Title: Re: intermittent petrol gauge
Post by: Scottymk4 on 02 October 2013, 13:29

maybe but is this an easy fix?