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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: CraigDavid on 01 November 2007, 23:00

Title: Wired…..Anyone else had this hitch before??
Post by: CraigDavid on 01 November 2007, 23:00

Had my Golf mk3 GTi 16v for about a year now and every time I’ve ever filled up with a full tank the fuel gage moves promptly to the full tank position!!

Just put a full tank in again tonight as usual BUT when I started to drive off I noticed the gage hadn’t move at all!! 

After about 10-15miles the gage started to move leisurely up rather than instantly!!

This happened to anyone else before???? :huh:

Title: Re: Wired…..Anyone else had this hitch before??
Post by: boneybradley on 01 November 2007, 23:02

only if i leave the ignition on when filling... when its off it works fine   its just a pain to reset my immobiliser every time!!

Title: Re: Wired…..Anyone else had this hitch before??
Post by: Guy on 01 November 2007, 23:59

never had that before on a golf... had it in a calibra that i had once... fuel gauge in that was very unreliable... use to wave about all over the place...

Title: Re: Wired…..Anyone else had this hitch before??
Post by: Ashley on 02 November 2007, 08:39

Can't say mine's instant, but it doesn't take 10 - 15 minutes.. Could it've been some sort of air lock?

Title: Re: Wired…..Anyone else had this hitch before??
Post by: Pete Taylor on 02 November 2007, 09:11

Mine's instant on my valver?

Title: Re: Wired…..Anyone else had this hitch before??
Post by: R98 HUF on 02 November 2007, 09:46

mine done this once.... tank was on a quarter put £20 and it took forever to move.
i was thinking i had been ripped off and no fuel had gone in but it went up after a while.. been fine ever since

Title: Re: Wired…..Anyone else had this hitch before??
Post by: firstgolfgti on 02 November 2007, 12:12

Mine hasn't done it for ages.

At least it's not like my mums's horrible Kia takes an age for the needle to move by the time it get's to full it's done 1/4 of a tank!!!