Fuel gauge is wrong!

Justin14100 · April 21, 2009, 11:09:38 PM

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

Anyone have any ideas?

PeteG40 · April 22, 2009, 09:02:17 AM

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

hayesey · April 22, 2009, 09:34:09 AM

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

GAF2 · April 22, 2009, 05:12:46 PM

Quote from: PeteG40 on April 22, 2009, 09:02:17 AM
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 · April 22, 2009, 05:43:26 PM

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 · April 22, 2009, 06:11:08 PM

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

tdh-syorks · April 23, 2009, 07:41:06 PM

i've run out a couple of times

Justin14100 · April 24, 2009, 06:28:45 PM

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 · April 24, 2009, 08:15:58 PM

Quote from: Justin14100 on April 24, 2009, 06:28:45 PM
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 · June 30, 2009, 02:35:54 PM

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

Max · June 30, 2009, 02:40:08 PM

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 · June 30, 2009, 04:06:25 PM

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 · June 30, 2009, 04:17:32 PM

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 · June 30, 2009, 07:13:41 PM

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

jez1272gt · July 01, 2009, 10:47:42 AM

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!