|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
|||||||
 |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
|
11-04-2006, 08:02 PM
|
#1 | ||
|
Starter Motor
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 2
|
Hi All,
I know that this has been covered a bit, however no one seems to have metioned this. My fuel gauge sometimes does the thing of jumping to full then to empty, or it just stays empty. If you drive long enough it will slowly work itself up to the correct level of whats in the tank. I have entered the diag mode on the cluster and I get strange results. When I did this I had a bit under half a tank of fuel, the 1 mode gave me 73L to start off with, with 176 as resistance, then when driving it was going crazy jumping all over the place, the resistance stayed mostly at 176 but changed occasionally. The mode 7 started at 73L then after a bit of driving as the fuel gauge slowly started to come up from empty it slowly decreased in value. So, does this all mean a sender fault or a gauge problem? thanks Sebastien |
||
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 08:16 PM
|
#2 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 570
|
sticky float???
__________________
01 AUII XLS Regency Red Ute 4.0L Egas Auto Mods -transcooler, tickford intake, K&N pod filter, Pacemakers, 2.5 inch exhaust, Crow Cam, 1981 XD Fairmont 351 - 351 Cleveland, ARP bolts, flat top pistons, Stage 3 Dynotec cam, ported 2V heads with 4V valves, Roller Rockers, Weiand manifold, Mighty Demon, 1/2" fuel lines with blue Holley fuel pump, Crane hi-6 ignition, B&M megashifter, C4, hi-stall, shift kit, 3.77 Ford 9" LSD. Thanks to: EvilChief and SJW Performance |
||
|
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 08:34 PM
|
#3 | ||
|
Formally Kia Chaser
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 2,493
|
Sender, sender, sender. Or at least replace it and see! Good Luck
__________________
Kia Grand Carnival (2006) Silver, Grill Mesh, Tints, Sidesteps (with lights), Towbar, 7" Touch Screen DVD Tuner with intergrated GPS & Bluetooth, Roof Mounted Flip Down 15.1" LCD Screen, Reverse Camera - 184Kw HSV Clubsport R8 VY (2003) Black, 6sp Manual, Coulson Seats, Red on black interior, Pacemaker extractors, Twin 2.5" exhaust, Custom Red 20" VE GTS Rims, Custom Red Stitching
|
||
|
|
|
|
11-04-2006, 08:50 PM
|
#4 | ||
|
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 570
|
or sender??
__________________
01 AUII XLS Regency Red Ute 4.0L Egas Auto Mods -transcooler, tickford intake, K&N pod filter, Pacemakers, 2.5 inch exhaust, Crow Cam, 1981 XD Fairmont 351 - 351 Cleveland, ARP bolts, flat top pistons, Stage 3 Dynotec cam, ported 2V heads with 4V valves, Roller Rockers, Weiand manifold, Mighty Demon, 1/2" fuel lines with blue Holley fuel pump, Crane hi-6 ignition, B&M megashifter, C4, hi-stall, shift kit, 3.77 Ford 9" LSD. Thanks to: EvilChief and SJW Performance |
||
|
|
|
|
12-04-2006, 12:00 AM
|
#5 | |||
|
Burnin Rubber
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Posts: 1,824
|
got to agree, sender.
__________________
2001 AUII Forte (LPG) K&N Air Filter Tickford Air Intake ***Coming Soon: Clear Side Repeaters*** Quote:
|
|||
|
|
|
|
12-04-2006, 07:42 AM
|
#6 | ||
|
Moderator
  
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Kenthurst
Posts: 40,403
 
|
I replaced my senders and my floats ... and I still have the same issue.
Now it's tim to check the wiring harness for bad earthing ... then maybe time to test the gauge in the cluster. Both my gauges on the LPG tanks are reporting the correct level ALL OF THE TIME. It's really annoying me .... I just make sure i don't go over 500km per fill and I am right. It's hard trying to troubleshoot this problem. Seeing as the gauges (on the LPG tanks) are reading correctly ... the floats are fine. Most of the time mine sits on empty with the fuel light on ... then it creeps up to full ... then when i start the car it sits at the correct level ... thne it starts dropping after about 10km of driving. Meh ... I'll sort it out one day. For me though ... I am looking toward more of a Instrumentation cluster issue.
__________________
The Current Stable 2016 SZII TS Territory RWD Petrol The Evolution of the EGA54D utes AU Workshop Build thread of EGA54D B-Series Workshop Build thread of EGA54D 2004 SX TX Territory AWD - Gone but not forgotten 2010 FG XT "The ex-rental" - Moved onto a new home Mechan1k's Flickr Page |
||
|
|
|
|
12-04-2006, 08:07 PM
|
#7 | ||
|
growing up is optional
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Gawler area SA
Posts: 3,303
|
See if this helps .......
|
||
|
|
|
|
12-04-2006, 08:16 PM
|
#8 | |||
|
Walking with God
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 7,321
|
Quote:
Sebastien though, may just be running on petrol. It could be of great use to him! I appreciate the post though, and have added it to my ever growing AU Info files! Cheers, GK
__________________
2009 Mondeo Zetec TDCi - Moondust Silver 2015 Kia Sorento Platinum - Snow White Pearl 2001 Ducati Monster 900Sie - Red Now gone! 1999 AU1 Futura Wagon - Sparkling Burgundy On LPG Want a Full Life? John 10:10 |
|||
|
|
|
|
13-04-2006, 09:18 PM
|
#9 | ||
|
Starter Motor
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 2
|
thanks all.
Looks like I'm up for a new sender! Sebastien |
||
|
|
|
Fuel Gauge Problems
Hybrid Mode