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Title: Help please
Post by: E4NER on 08 April 2008, 17:15

my petrol gauge drops to empty about every 3 miles and buzzs when i got petrol then goes back to the amount in the tank and the speedo has gone crazy either sits at zero or jumps around all over the place never stays at correct speed sits at zero when doing 3k revs in 5th!!!! and sometimes jumps about when idle.... help please

Title: Re: Help please
Post by: dubsport on 08 April 2008, 17:17

what car?

Title: Re: Help please
Post by: monkeyalan on 08 April 2008, 17:23

mk4 1.4

Title: Re: Help please
Post by: E4NER on 08 April 2008, 17:32

yeah mk4 1.4

Title: Re: Help please
Post by: E4NER on 08 April 2008, 22:13

bump

Title: Re: Help please
Post by: russ-vdub on 09 April 2008, 18:13

check your battery is fully charged etc. ive had simialr problems before due to this. or it could be a loose earth behind the dash. diffinately is something electrical thats not happy.

Title: Re: Help please
Post by: MowatGTI on 09 April 2008, 18:57

Sounds like a dodgy connection to me.  I'd check all plugs etc.

But what do I know?

Not much.

Title: Re: Help please
Post by: E4NER on 10 April 2008, 23:20

thanks alot, where would i find the wires that are used for the speedo and petrol gauge is there any easy to get to 1st??