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rips318is
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Post Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:40 pm

hi guys, need some help.

my petrol gauge is playing up, once i fill the car up with petrol it tells me that i have no petrol at all. can anyone help with this pls??

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Post Sat Jun 17, 2006 4:51 pm

Lose nut on the back of the dash cluster?
Faulty in tank sender?
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Post Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:01 pm

I would say fuel sender.

Lift back seat bench, larger black plate, four phillips screws, undo electical connection , 4 nuts - cylinder pull out of tank it, replace sender with new and replace everything. And your fuel gauge will be normal again.

I did today. It took me 2mins.

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Post Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:45 am

rips318is wrote:hi guys, need some help.

my petrol gauge is playing up, once i fill the car up with petrol it tells me that i have no petrol at all. can anyone help with this pls??

rips
You really ain't got a clue have you ?? :moon: :tongue:

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Post Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:10 pm

Pal318is wrote:
rips318is wrote:hi guys, need some help.

my petrol gauge is playing up, once i fill the car up with petrol it tells me that i have no petrol at all. can anyone help with this pls??

rips
You really ain't got a clue have you ?? :moon: :tongue:

Pal
ha ha ha, brothers eh!!!
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Post Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:14 pm

Younger might I add!! winkeye
But a better eye for modding than me!! Gives me bloody ideas for my car..should be the other way round winkeye

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Post Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:30 pm

mine does the same but mines stuck on full tank only red light come on to tell if its gone low any idea how i can fix this i tried to take out the sender under the back seat and how much does it cost to buy a new one of these? thanks
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Post Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:48 pm

DJ_B4L wrote:mine does the same but mines stuck on full tank only red light come on to tell if its gone low any idea how i can fix this i tried to take out the sender under the back seat and how much does it cost to buy a new one of these? thanks
thats the same as mine
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Post Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:49 pm

did u manage to fix it?
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Post Sat Aug 19, 2006 12:50 pm

nah not bothered with it yet still sorting other stuff on it!

but ill find out how yours gets sorted!
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