Author Topic: Fuel guage developed a mind of its own :/ (Read 3060 times)

Chivalry · « **on:** February 27, 2006, 01:46:34 PM »

Heyas :) just wondering if anyone would know whats causing this fault... last week i filled my tank,,, and was suprised to see the fual needle only go to 3/4 full...... then during my jpurney the needle went from there.. down to nearly empty,,, back up to full... half full... pretty much all over the place.. :/ any ideas please? thnx

tacoman · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2006, 02:15:06 PM »

I have a B6 so I have no fuel gauge but on cars I've owned I normally find that when a gauge becomes erratic, its an electrical problem. Probably a bad ground. I had a bad ground on a car and out of the blue the oil gauge would register zero and the temp gauge would go to max. I'd freak out and pull over only to find nothing wrong. After finding the corroded ground wire all was good.

Vee Dub Nut · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2006, 02:32:46 PM »

Sounds pretty typical from what i hear... I know mine just shows what ever it feels like.. keep an eye on your trip odometer

Red01 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2006, 04:34:53 PM »

Quote from: "tacoman"

Probably a bad ground.

+1

Next on the list is a poor connection in the wiring somewhere.

kedeg_97B12 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2006, 05:36:46 PM »

Mine did the same thing. Check the connections under the tank. The spade terminal needed to be recrimped on the ground. Also check the plastic clip under the side panel.

aussiebandit · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2006, 06:41:46 AM »

I never trust the fuel gauge on any vehicle, been caught out too many times.

I always reset the Trip meter to zero and when I get to around 180-200km I start thinking about looking for petrol.