petrol gauge

[raj]

hi another problem with my 325i lol when driving you can see the fuel gauge needle flickering up and down any idea why it could be doing this thanks

[zimmerbimmer1]

could be a bad earth.

[Brianmoooore]

Tighten the small brass nut on the back of the instrument cluster.

[tari]

any luck?

[J_Mac]

sorry to link on but i also have a prob with fuel gauge, it's the reserve light, it don't come on anymore, quite annoying when i ran out of fuel in dartford tunnel (a 2 lane tunnel) any suspect thing's, fuse's ect

[smithy318i]

sorry to link on but i also have a prob with fuel gauge, it's the reserve light, it don't come on anymore, quite annoying when i ran out of fuel in dartford tunnel (a 2 lane tunnel) any suspect thing's, fuse's ect

Erm... The bulb ?

[DrBen]

yes, it's probably a bad earth. I undid my fuel gauge from the cluster and melted and reshaped the solder (and added a little more) where the nut tightens to form the earth. Did the trick for me..

[J_Mac]

ah so simple could be it, thx