25-04-15, 01:53 PM
I started having problems with my fuel gauge yesterday as well. The tank is full but the gauge jumps all around, showing half-full, then empty, then reserve light goes on, then off, etc.
I sprayed some WD40 on contacts below the tank, but it didn't help.
What should I try next? I didn't understand a word here (sorry, eng is not my native language):
I sprayed some WD40 on contacts below the tank, but it didn't help.
What should I try next? I didn't understand a word here (sorry, eng is not my native language):
(30-12-14, 11:54 PM)unfazed link Wrote: Had a similar problem recently and fixed it over Christmas, forgot to take a few pictures.
As most may know it uses a potentiometer which changes resistance as the level of fuel drops. It has a small levers which rotate across a resistive track to change the resistance. Sometimes the tracks wear or the lever wears in the holder.
I removed the sender unit and the bar which holds the float felt like it had to much play on the potentiometer side. This is held in place with a spring washer with a washer under it.
Using a pliers I pushed the spring washer down more to tighten it up and it appears to have resolved the problem.