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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Shizzle on 16 October 2013, 08:48

Title: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: Shizzle on 16 October 2013, 08:48
Filled up with a tena last night on my half mile drive to work gauge was reading zero my drive slopes towards the house I park front end in could that cause a fals reading  has any had this problem before?
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: dom on 16 October 2013, 11:06
Filled up with a tena last night on my half mile drive to work gauge was reading zero my drive slopes towards the house I park front end in could that cause a fals reading  has any had this problem before?

I'm sure my MK3 used to over-read when facing down a hill.

Let's face it though, £10 isn't very much...I wouldn't expect to see much of an increase on my fuel gauge.
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: Shizzle on 16 October 2013, 12:03
well i have seat Ibiza gti clocks in atm they have been working all fine since now so empy is empty no "in the red" on the gauges so from a quarter to nothing over night  :huh:
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: dom on 16 October 2013, 12:54
Might be a faulty sender in the tank then, thats a fairly common problem with mk3's
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: Shizzle on 16 October 2013, 12:59
Ok well i will fill up again tonight and keep an eye on fuel i have spare unit in my shed so hopefully easy fix thank you for fast response much appreciated.
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: Len on 16 October 2013, 13:01
Not an easy fix! Pig of a job!
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: Shizzle on 16 October 2013, 13:50
oh not good hope its just my driveway then  :shocked:
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: dom on 16 October 2013, 15:29
Not an easy fix! Pig of a job!

How's it a pig of a job? There's the access hatch under the rear seats, pull the pump out, change sender, pump in, wash the petrol off your hands, job done!
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: Shizzle on 16 October 2013, 15:30
that does sound easy when you explain it like that.
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 16 October 2013, 18:44
brim the tank see what it says
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: Bellend on 16 October 2013, 20:09
A LOT of cars won't even move with a tenner. Two Clios I ran about in didn't, all my MK3's didn't unless I reset it (the trick where you get the digital rev counter) then turned it off and back on again.

The only two I know that do move is the A8, Passat and a Range Rover.
Title: Re: fuel gauge reading zero just filled up £10
Post by: Shizzle on 17 October 2013, 07:39
Odd thing just happened I fitted HID's the other week no problems then problem started few days ago but when I turn them on rev counter spazes out and fuel gauge starts working I think there is some dodgy wiring somwhere but gauges and sender work fine. It seems when I turn my lights on it triggers the the petrol gauge and it works fine after then.