differance in tank senders

[waggygsi]

herd there is 2 types of tank senders what is the differance??:thumb:

[gsi-xe]

one is bolted in and the other is screwed in

[Nova_Tek]

There are loads of different types IIRC 8 different tank senders. Had the luck of having to find which one mine was when I visited Vauxhall. Chassis number said it was the first type but taking it out the car showed it was the second type.

Apart from how they fit the tank being one difference, the other difference is shape of the float and lenght of the float shaft too.

[waggygsi]

mines looks like a screw in type an its a 1.2 merit if thts anyhelp??

[Nova_Tek]

What year is your Merit?

[waggygsi]

A reg buddy looks like i would need to use a flat bar to screw it off?? got 2 to wires coming out of it

[Nova_Tek]

Yours will no doubt be the first type of sender... if it is that type then it NLS by Vaux. Even the 2nd type which my Nova has (C Reg 85 Merit) there were only 8 left in the world back in 2008 when I got it new - £64 ahem!

[Novasport]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/NovaSport/DSCF1480.jpg

You need this one, part number 90119084. It is NLS but they do pop up every so often.

The next one along is 90225722 which was fitted from G... chassis onward. It is the same as 90119084 apart from the arm is a different shape. Now they never changed the tanks so I assume they did this for a more accurate reading or better throw on the sender?!? The connectors are the same so I don't see any reason they cannot be interchangeable.

After this the connector plug changed and there are other type fittings & fitting positions dependant on engine type, injection etc.

[waggygsi]

So what's the chances o pickin these up cos a hate driving about not knowing how much petrol ave got

[blue_peg_16v]

Phil got a new one at spares day last year for £5

[waggygsi]

so anybody got one for sale lol

[Novasport]

Gonna have to be patient chap, keep an eye out on Ebay as they pop up every so often.
They are a bit of a week point so I bought a few while they were cheap & more commonly available. Got 2 early Nova's to keep in senders lol

[Nova_Tek]

The one pictured was thought to be the one fitted to my tank but the one in there was the one just after. £5 is damn cheap!

[waggygsi]

so what one isit am looking for lmao

[Nova_Tek]

Take the one you have out and see. No other way of telling what you have.

[Novasport]

A reg will be the one pictured, the early one.