fuel guage no workie????

[fessernick]

any ideas guys:

basically if i fill it to the top the guage reads full but for about 15 miles anything after that and its empty according to the guage can anyone help im new to vauxhalls???????

[Will F]

Common problem mate.

Most likely to be the sender (in teh tank) fecked.

[GRUNT 16V]

as above fooked sender unit !

[mowgli]

it could be the float has a hole in it, and it sinks, but either way, its the sender thats tatered

[Nova_Tek]

Most likely a sender mate. Had a similar probem, Would read from 0 - 1/4 and from 3/4 to full. Anthing outside of that zilch.

I searched for years for a 2nd hand sender for my Nova (as there were quite a few different types) in the end I took it out and went to Vaux. It cost me £64 for one. Hope yours isn't so hard to find second hand.

[fessernick]

can i just go to a motor factors and get one from them?????

and do they stock em at vaux

[Will F]

No and yes (probably)

Give Autovaux a call first.

[Nova_Tek]

Very much doubt motorfactors will do fuel gauges. Worth a shot but best to go see Vauxhall.

[MattBrown]

Ive got 3 here, which is it you need?

[craig green]

Just carry a can & use the trip counter. Start an economy diary in a little book!

[fessernick]

Very much doubt motorfactors will do fuel gauges. Worth a shot but best to go see Vauxhall.

not a fuel guage i need its a sender to the tank looks like its a dealer part and i really dont wanna rely on keepin a jerry can in the boot cos runnin it out of fuel all the time cant be good for the filters and its a little embarrising

[Nova_Tek]

Sorry I meant sender. Motorfactors don't do senders AFAIK.

[MattBrown]

not a fuel guage i need its a sender to the tank looks like its a dealer part and i really dont wanna rely on keepin a jerry can in the boot cos runnin it out of fuel all the time cant be good for the filters and its a little embarrising

Got 3 senders sat here, 1.0, GTE and a spi or mpi one:thumb:

[Southie]

Reported.