fuel gauge

[alans]

hi chaps
anybody got any ideas how to make the fuel gauge more accurate? mines runs out of fuel at 1/4 of a tank indicated (most embarrasing)

alan

[Ballistic Banana]

If you take the sender out, right side of petrol tank and then bend the rod with the float down a bit then it should read further down the tank.

BE WARNED though as it is quite possible to bend it to much and/or get it to foul on the baffles in the Tank ( Been their done that).

I also offered the Rod etc up to the outside of the tank to give a rough guide on where the float would go down and up to. While its out if you plug the sendor back in and the ignition is on( cover the open hole to stop fumes coming out) then you can watch the gauge through the rear window while you adjust the float accordingly.

Hope that makes sense and is of some help

Simon

>> Edited by Ballistic Banana on Sunday 26th October 20:01

[simpo two]

Here's an easier version: remember where 'empty' actually is (in my case about 1/8 full!) and fill up before you get to it. Saves mucking about with your fuel tank!

[Ballistic Banana]

Pull carpet back, undo push connector, unscrew 8 screws. Fiddle with floater, reverse earlier procedure.

Hardly Rocket science S2

BB

[tvrgaas]

alans said:

hi chaps anybody got any ideas how to make the fuel gauge more accurate? mines runs out of fuel at 1/4 of a tank indicated (most embarrasing) alan

Mine does the same, but you get to know the fuel starvation "miss" (gulp), esp. on LH corners! Perhaps it's a SE thing!

[griffter]

BB do you bother to drain the tank as per the Bible - or is this not strictly necessary?

[alans]

thanks guys, I will give that a go next weekend. Simpo I could live with 1/8 being empty but mines on the wrong side of 1/4!
and there was me thinking how economical she was 200 miles on 3/4 of a tank.
Alan

[simpo two]

tvrgaas said:

you get to know the fuel starvation "miss"

You're lucky - mine just stopped! (whilst at 70 on a dual carriageway). Coincidentally I was driving back from having some work done to the car, so as soon as I rolled into a handy layby, I got on the mobile to give them a mouthful. First thing they said was 'Has it run out of petrol?' Oooops!

[alans]

when it happened to me, I was on a blat down to Brighton. It was missing and behaving like a right pig, but I managed to get to the petrol station about 3-4 miles. Home early today so I will have a look at it now.
cheers guys
Alan

[alans]

well i have given it a tweak, we will see how it goes.

[simpo two]

alans said:

well i have given it a tweak, we will see how it goes.

Hope you tweaked it the right way - or it will run out at 3/4!

[alans]

simpo two said:

alans said: well i have given it a tweak, we will see how it goes. Hope you tweaked it the right way - or it will run out at 3/4!

yes I know, I will refill at 200 miles just to be on the safe side.