Fuel Gauge

[Chessa]

Hi

Just wondering if anyone can suggest to me what this problem is...

My fuel gauge in my R33 is spastic. If you fill the car up the gauge will read full for ages... until you have maybe 30klms left before you run out. And say you only put like $20 worth in it goes to full and does the same thing...

Somone said a fuel thing in the tank but I have no idea what the part is called etc. So any suggestions on how to fix and how much it might cost?

Francesca

[tmc_2]

Hi

Just wondering if anyone can suggest to me what this problem is...

My fuel gauge in my R33 is spastic. If you fill the car up the gauge will read full for ages... until you have maybe 30klms left before you run out. And say you only put like $20 worth in it goes to full and does the same thing...

Somone said a fuel thing in the tank but I have no idea what the part is called etc. So any suggestions on how to fix and how much it might cost?

Francesca

Possible the fuel sender. I had a very similar problem with mine. Basically there is a thing that sits in ur tank that reads the fuel level, mine had become un hooked from its attachment and was giving really dud readings. If u arent too confident about opening up ur fuel tank take it to a work shop and get them to chekc it. It should only cost you labour as it just hooks back on. I did have the problem of it constantly unhooking it self under high G loads drifting. There may be a way of securing it better if ur brackets that it hooks into are a bit loose.

I bet its that.

[bakker]

Possible the fuel sender. I had a very similar problem with mine. Basically there is a thing that sits in ur tank that reads the fuel level, mine had become un hooked from its attachment and was giving really dud readings. If u arent too confident about opening up ur fuel tank take it to a work shop and get them to chekc it. It should only cost you labour as it just hooks back on. I did have the problem of it constantly unhooking it self under high G loads drifting. There may be a way of securing it better if ur brackets that it hooks into are a bit loose.

I bet its that.

true mine was doing the same thing under high G loads, basically if u havent got any mechanical experience u can just go to ur mechanic and ask him to check the fuel sender and its float, it may either be coming un hooked or it could be catching on somthing or seizing from old age, most fuel senders are dodge, mine works now but i still rely on my speedo to tell me when its time to fill up. look at it this way least u dont own a commodore they still cant get there fuel gauge problems worked out. should have got the japs to do it.

[**JaR**]

yeah more than likely fuel sender

could also be the gauge though, i had a problem at one stage where my gauge was reading retardedly, would just drift up and down so i had to rely on my odo to tell me when to fill up for that week

was just something to do with wiring in the end

[so_tred]

I find on my 34 the warning light comes on when I've still got a good 15+ litres left which roughly translates to 120kms..

[BCMiller]

Just fixed this problem myself the other day.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=150741

Heaps more on the topic too:

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...ite=fuel+sender

Should take about 1.5 hours if your reasonably competent.

[Chris_R33GTSt]

I have had the sender replaced in my 33 but I still find that the gauge is inaccurate and fluctuates quite a bit. With the empty light on for about 20km and freaking out about running out of fuel i discovered that I had about 15 litres left in the tank.