Retrofit fuel level senders?

[Lee]

Unfortunately, one of the casualtys on my in tank to external pump mod on the frontera ws the fuel sender. I had to muller it to get the unit out of the tank.

I really dont fancy buying a replacement because a)theyre expensive and this car is all about being cheap, and b) its a ballache to drop the tank lol

The tank itself is plastic, and is quite uniformly square, and theres a bit of room in the top to cut a hole and wedge something in. Is there any kind of retrofit fuel senders that could be bodged in to do the job. TBH, just an indication on the last quarter of the tank would be fine just to get a warning of impending fuel runoutidge.

I considered fitting a dipstick lol lol lol

[Welsh Dan]

Fit the tank in the boot, and use a clear bit of tube connected to the top and bottom of the tank as a level indicator? lol

Apparently mk3 mondeo diesel ones retail at around £22
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-FORD-MONDEO-2000-2007-DIESEL-FUEL-SENDER-FLOAT_W0QQitemZ160248001565QQihZ006QQcategoryZ2165 4QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[AlexW]

I considered fitting a dipstick lol lol lol

Dipstick FTW

[meritlover]

just keep a gallon can in the back, when the car stops, you know you have a gallon to put in and get you to the next petrol station.:)

[Jack]

The celica has essentially what is a ballcock (snigger snigger) as a fuel sender, its really simple. Might be worth seeing if there's one in any local scrappies for bodging on.

There is a Frontera sender on ebay at the mo, but its £80!! :eek:

[ck]

lee my mate has a frontera down his scrappy, im sure i can get what u want off it for pennies. prob the whole tank with everything in it... let me know if u want me to find out for you.

[Lee]

lee my mate has a frontera down his scrappy, im sure i can get what u want off it for pennies. prob the whole tank with everything in it... let me know if u want me to find out for you.

Yeah have a word for me mate :)

There must be something out there that i can just stick in the tank to give me some idea of level?

[Andy_L]

just keep a gallon can in the back, when the car stops, you know you have a gallon to put in and get you to the next petrol station.:)

Tis what I do!

[Welsh Dan]

Yeah have a word for me mate :)

There must be something out there that i can just stick in the tank to give me some idea of level?

Your arm. ;)

[FUSION X16XE]

lol ^ the clear tube works really well kinda like the float on the back of a fire truck!

[craig green]

How about a sight hole in the side & box of matches?

Should be scrapped Fronteras everywhere!

[Jack]

How deep is the tank?

Maybe try bodging on something like this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-Defender-90-Fuel-Level-Sender-Unit-STC1139_W0QQitemZ300166424989QQihZ020QQcategoryZ31 348QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZ p1638Q2em118Q2el1247)