Fuel Guage

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thomas_beck1
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Post Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:22 pm

My fuel guage is reading full all the time (I wish this was the case) even when it isn't. Has anyone ever had this problem? Would it be the case of a sensor broke or is there a common problem for this happening?

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Post Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:27 pm

Have you changed the Gauge/Clocks recently?
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Post Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:45 pm

Here's some info from the wiki > http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ot_Working

Either the nut behind the gauge or the fuel sender.
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Post Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:53 pm

Its very easy to test the sender(s)
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Post Sun Sep 14, 2014 2:01 pm

Checked the sender and it seems to be working fine
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Post Sun Sep 14, 2014 2:11 pm

Does it read full with the ignition off?

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Post Mon Sep 15, 2014 12:29 pm

No it only reads full when the ignition is on :?