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Shaydan Penniment
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 05:59 pm, by:  Shaydan Penniment (Shaydy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

So here's me one sunny Saturday afternoon, wanting to work on my car. my fuel gauge was showing empty and the little bowser lights was on. i turned the car off then on again and my fuel gauge showed i had a quarter of a tank. so in need of a good clean i followed the tutorial and gave my gauge a good clean.

After sitting back feeling pleased with my self i decided to go for a drive. turned the car on and the fuel gauge read just under half a tank- now i really felt impressed with myself. only when i filled the car up did my problems start. one minute i had "fuel full" then went down to 61L a few kms down the road.

Ever since then it's been jumping back and forth from fuel full to random numbers. i swear i put the little probe back into the locator.

too make myself feel worse, it didn't do this before i "cleaned" it haha

Any suggestions to how this would have come about would be greatly appreciated as this is getting on my nerve.
Evan Kaio
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Wednesday, September 08, 2010 - 06:12 pm, by:  Evan Kaio (Knave) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Could be the start of "Blinky Dash".
Matthew Sharpe
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Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 06:07 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No, it really does sound like you have assembled the probe incorrectly, or you haven't been thorough enough in your cleaning. Try again.
Shaydan Penniment
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Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 01:13 pm, by:  Shaydan Penniment (Shaydy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What part could i have assembled wrong for this to happen?

Or is the simple answer to this is that it could be anything?
Trevor Francic
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Thursday, September 09, 2010 - 04:26 pm, by:  Trevor Francic (Trevov) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i had that same problem i just changed my fuel sender unit over and its been fine since that was 6 months ago
Matthew Sharpe
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Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 09:39 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The first time I did it wrong, I didn't seat the probe properly and it did what yours is doing. The second time I did it, I just didn't get it clean enough - I think there was lint from the cloth I used still on the probe. After cleaning it properly with disposable lint free cloths it never gave any problems again.
Shaydan Penniment
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 11:03 am, by:  Shaydan Penniment (Shaydy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I don't know if this helps, but every time i accelerate up a hill, my fuel gauge reads higher,

e.g. i had half a tank, then i accelerated up a hill and it read just over 3/4 of a tank.
Shaydan Penniment
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Friday, September 17, 2010 - 11:29 am, by:  Shaydan Penniment (Shaydy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Is the locator for the central probe meant to come out? Because on mine it won't budge.

cheers
Shaydan Penniment
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Friday, September 17, 2010 - 11:51 am, by:  Shaydan Penniment (Shaydy) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

okay this is reeeeeeally irritating me now.

every time i go to put the largest centre tube in. when fully screwed in, the middle tube goes stiff to the side of the larger tube when it should be in the centre. i've looked at both tubes and they're straight. it's only when i get to the final turn that it pushes to the side.

does this mean i need a new gauge? or will throwing it at the wall help?

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