Dodgy fuel gauge

[trasyd]

HI all,

After a few issues with my girlfriends 1.4mpi we now have a new one which involves the fuekl gauge staying at maximum. When you turn the ignition off the gauge goes to zero so i'm guessing it's a sensor problem? has anyone had this issue and if so whats the cost etc?

Cheers

[Southy]

May well be that the lead for the sender unit has dropped off and earthed itself.

[trasyd]

Where is this located mate? and is it something i could easily do myself? thanks for the reply!

[Avalon]

Daft question but you haven't done a Ventectomy or filled up while pushing the little black button in the side of the filler neck have you? If so then it'll stay nailed to full for 150+ miles till you run the tank down to the 'normal' part of the tank.

[trasyd]

Daft question but you haven't done a Ventectomy or filled up while pushing the little black button in the side of the filler neck have you? If so then it'll stay nailed to full for 150+ miles till you run the tank down to the 'normal' part of the tank.

oooh Havent done a ventectomy no but may have pressed the button by accident......132miles gone and the gauge is slowly coming off the full mark...how do i reset this then?!?! stupid bloody car!

Edited 6 April, 2012 by trasyd

[devonutopia]

It does register as "full" when tanked up to the max for a long teme. You will find the last 1/4 goes down quite quick. Nothing you can really do about it. One of those fabia foibles.

[trasyd]

Ok so latest to happen is that the fuel gauge never goes down, at most it goes down to 3/4 and filling up is another nightmare as it always clicks off at the pump so takes an age to fill as i have to trickle the fuel in.........anyone else had this ??? bah!