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fuel gauge broken???... help

Posted: January 14th, 2004, 12:23 am
by ovendenk
i've got a 93 mx3 v6 and my fuel tank has a leak. i'm gonna replace it but i don't know if i have to replace the fuel level sensor (or whatever it's called) as well.
whenever i go up a hill that curves right, my gauge says i've got no gas. it eventually returns to normal, but what the hell? it also take a REALLY long time for my gauge to settle after putting gas into the car.
is this a common prob or do i have to replace something else as well as the tank????

thanks,

kevin (http://members.rogers.com/kovenden/)

Re: fuel gauge broken???... help

Posted: January 14th, 2004, 6:07 am
by IanL
My gauge also takes a long time to settle after refuelling. It is probably a "hot-wire" type, designed to react to longer term changes only, so that it doesn't wave around much as the car turns & dips. But it will react to a prolonged period away from the straight and level, provided the ignition is on. My guess is your gauge is working normally.

<small>[ January 14, 2004, 05:10 AM: Message edited by: IanL ]</small>

Re: fuel gauge broken???... help

Posted: January 15th, 2004, 11:18 pm
by ovendenk
thanks man