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Offline shikta000

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stuck fuel gauge
« on: 03 January 2011, 14:02 »
as title says my fuel needle needle never rises above the red zone even id i fill up the tank ... have tried a search but found no help. anyone ?

Offline mk2bal

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Re: stuck fuel gauge
« Reply #1 on: 03 January 2011, 14:11 »
Lift the boot carpet, undo the round disk cover in the boot to expose the lift pump/guage sender.put a wire link between the 2 sender wires on it (purple + can't remember-check 1st) if the guage rises to full its the sender and not the wiring/guage. If it is the sender Undo fuel lines, undo the lockring and pull it out. Check the slider mech works on it and moves- youl know when you see it out..if stumped by it just get another 1 once you've proved its the sender at fault..

Offline shikta000

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Re: stuck fuel gauge
« Reply #2 on: 05 January 2011, 11:30 »
ok cheers mate ... will try that

Offline jocarl11

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Re: stuck fuel gauge
« Reply #3 on: 05 January 2011, 14:41 »
ok cheers mate ... will try that

I had a problem with my fuel gauge a while back and it turned out to be a bad earth somewhere, I just sent an earth from the earth wire at the sender to somewhere on the body in the boot and it worked perfect after  :wink: