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 judge dead
Regular  Location: Scotland Registered: 30 Jul 2011 Posts: 397 Status: Offline |
Post #1
didnt really know where to post this.is it just me or is fuel guage on these cars crap? i leave house with under half a tank and get to work with over half a tank? and ive ran out of fuel twice now because it says i have over the red bar but really i have no fuel |
 Posted 4th Sep 2011 at 18:02
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darzmat
Senior User  Location: nairn Registered: 14 Jan 2011 Posts: 879 Status: Offline |
Post #2
i would get a new sender, i've run mine past the red before and it was still going________________________________________ 1997 blaze GTI-6 bought january '11 £800 Spend to date on parts £827.88 |
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Posted 4th Sep 2011 at 20:22
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dangti6
aka JKshooter  Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,308 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Is your drive on a hill?________________________________________  |
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Posted 4th Sep 2011 at 20:53
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dan_s16
Seasoned Pro  Location: Cheltenham Registered: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 1,583 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Do you get a hiss when you open the filler neck? When mine did this the evap solenoid (brown round thing on the left hand side of the engine bay near the washer bottle neck) had died and was allowing the vacuum from the engine to suck all the air out of the fuel tank, deforming it and upsetting the fuel gauge.________________________________________ When I've got time I forget what I wanted to do, and when I remember what I wanted to do, I have no time! |
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Posted 5th Sep 2011 at 16:03
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dangti6
aka JKshooter Location: Taunton, Somerset Registered: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 10,308 Status: Offline |
Post #5
If it is your petrol fume evaporation solenoid thing (forget the correct term  ) then I have one redundant that I took off my engine.________________________________________ |
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Posted 5th Sep 2011 at 16:10
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro  Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
Post #6
If you think the Pug gauge is bad you should try the one in the Lotus. I can put it in the garage with 5/6ths of a tank. Come to use it again and it's be down to 4/6th's. Drive it 10 miles down the road and I'll be back to 5/6th's again! AND the garage is completely level too. Go figure! ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 5th Sep 2011 at 18:22
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cwspellowe
Seasoned Pro  Location: Calderbank Registered: 19 Jul 2009 Posts: 6,496 Status: Offline |
Post #7
I reset the fuel gauge needle on mine in the wrong place, so not only does it die of starvation half way round a corner, you have to take 1/8th of a tank off the reading to be close to what's left. Anyone know if the fuel low light is triggered by the needle position or the actual fuel level left?________________________________________ Bye bye Sundance Kid |
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Posted 5th Sep 2011 at 18:24
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SteviePut
Seasoned Pro Location: Down south Registered: 20 Oct 2005 Posts: 13,637 Status: Offline |
Post #8
Shouldn't this be in the technical section anyway?? I guess the OP wanted a reply  ________________________________________ My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it? |
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Posted 5th Sep 2011 at 18:26
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judge dead
Regular Location: Scotland Registered: 30 Jul 2011 Posts: 397 Status: Offline |
Post #9
yeah i do get a hiss like its letting pressure off once i open the cap il try and find this brown evap  another item to the list lol. id better get hot on santas heels  |
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Posted 5th Sep 2011 at 20:31
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