Faulty fuel gauge???

snike77 · Post by **snike77** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:13 am

Hi

I wondered if anyone had any advice, or has experienced any similar problems

I seem to have a faulty fuel gauge,

I have had the car for nearly 3 years now so know the car pretty well, and i know for example, when i put in £20 of petrol, how much fuel i will get for that on the gauge, and i know how many miles i will get from that amount of fuel

last week, i put in £20 the gauge went up top the usual amount, but after i had reached the amount of miles i know that £20 will give me, the needle had gone down a little but not anywhere near as to where it should have gone down to,

so anyway, i put another £20 in and the needle rose to well above what fuel i should have in the car, again, done the mileage i know £20 will give me, and again the needle had gone down even less, and again when i reached the mileage and put some more fuel in the gauge reads even more fuel again than i should have etc etc????

So the gauge and needle are working to an extent as it is moving when i put fuel in, but it isnt reading correctly

Has anyone had anything similar happen, or or advice as to how to resolve the issue

Thanks

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:12 pm

carry a can of petrol in the boot and drive till the car starts to stutter

snike77 · Post by **snike77** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:31 pm

Yeah ive thought about doing that, lol

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:39 pm

only real issues ive had is the low fuel light doesnt go on anymore -(probably a blown bulb) and the needle isnt that accurate - when its low it can go from no bars to 2 bars - like merc says take a full jerry can and run it until the tank is empty that should tell you all you need to know. Sounds like your like me £20 max at the pump and it seems at the lower end of the scale the fuel guage isnt that accurate.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:42 pm

My fuel light hasn't been on for a while, I thought I had a blown bulb but it seems if you keep driving it past the bottom of the gauge eventually it lights up..

snike77 · Post by **snike77** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:20 pm

yeah, im a drive around on fumes kinda guy, so i normally wait until the fuel light comes on and fill up after a few miles of running around with it on, but as you say above, it just doesnt wanna come on anymore so maybe a bulb or something, i looked in fuses but i dont the fuel warning light has a fuse?

snike77 · Post by **snike77** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 3:59 pm

does anyone know if the fuel tank has a float or sensor??

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:02 pm

afaik its a sensor