Fuel gauge is wrong!

[Justin14100]

Had 2 different clocks now, both never went down all the way, it sits on the line before red!

Anyone have any ideas?

[PeteG40]

be the sender unit in the tank.  All are different though.  I normally just tank up, drive 300 miles, tank up again.

[hayesey]

yeah none of them are very accurate, I've run out of petrol loads of times in mk3 polos because of it!

[GAF2]

be the sender unit in the tank.  All are different though.  I normally just tank up, drive 300 miles, tank up again.

300 miles pete i whish, i only get 210 maby 220 max.  The fuel gauges are rubbish tho, i can watch mine drop when i floor it or go up hills, lol.


Grant.

[PeteG40]

i get 300 to a tank - if you get 210 you either cane it or you have a sensor gone or a poor condition engine

[GAF2]

proberly the first because i only had it a couple of months and am loving it.

[tdh-syorks]

i've run out a couple of times

[Justin14100]

Ah, I've run out about 3 times in this car now, might take the one from my old one cause im used to that one!

[supercharged spaniel]

Ah, I've run out about 3 times in this car now, might take the one from my old one cause im used to that one!

ha I've ran out a few times too! I got 320miles to a tank recently...was driving nice for the lot though!

[vwmk3jon]

i have too - fecking miles froma jerry can or a petrol station. Good times lol.

[Max]

I always used to think "how do people manage to run out of fuel?".

Was a valid arguement until I did it in the Sierra last year

I blamed a dodgy gauge

[tdh-syorks]

did mine last week after running out again, i removed the sender unit and bent the float to a new position, works fine now, it took me about 20 attempts and well over an hour to get it right

[hayesey]

I think I need to do that as well, it seems to read ok above half a tank but once it gets much below half a tank it seems to just stop reading properly. 

[Dan]

Mk 3 Polo fuel gauge- not to be trusted, lol.

[jez1272gt]

my GT and G fuel gauges never gave me a problem. Always seemed to be acurate right down to the last drop. I know this because i used to be a very poor student who only put £5er in, a £10er if i was feeling flush, and it was always on the money!