Fuel Level problems ???
07-06-2006, 12:54 AM
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Fuel Level problems ??? OK I tried searching bu didnt come up with anything so my question is I just bought a 99 Z28 and the fuel gauge will read correct sometimes but other times it will stay at empty and the "check gauges" light will come on. Just wondering if this is a common problem and how to fix it.
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07-06-2006, 11:23 AM
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Only happened to me once and the problem went away by itself. I don't know what happened. It sounds a like a loose connection to your fuel level sensor.
My fuel gauge reads full until my tank is about half empty. Then it drops like a rock!
My fuel gauge reads full until my tank is about half empty. Then it drops like a rock!
07-06-2006, 05:35 PM
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Fuel level sensor is going to hell, or you have a wiring problem thats intermittent. More than likely its the sensor, which is in the tank attached to the fuel pump module...have fun!
08-04-2006, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by transam_089
how much is it to replace the fuel lever sensor?
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08-04-2006, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jkichline
Not sure dude. You gotta call a garage and ask. If you do it yourself, its only the cost of the sensor and whatever you break to get to it.
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08-05-2006, 12:47 AM
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You are going to have to replace the whole fuel sender.
I would say 300 for the unit from a parts store. You drop the tank and install yourself.
The fuel level sensor is mearly a variable resistor. It is a bar which slides up and down a length of conductive material embeded in the fuel sender. Side to side sloshing or changes in fuel level would wear this sensor.
I was really suprised to see that nothing prevents the sensor from coming apart when the fuel sloshes from side to side. The sensor could seperate and cause a false reading or the bumping would damage the contacting surfaces.
It's a true work of art.
I would say 300 for the unit from a parts store. You drop the tank and install yourself.
The fuel level sensor is mearly a variable resistor. It is a bar which slides up and down a length of conductive material embeded in the fuel sender. Side to side sloshing or changes in fuel level would wear this sensor.
I was really suprised to see that nothing prevents the sensor from coming apart when the fuel sloshes from side to side. The sensor could seperate and cause a false reading or the bumping would damage the contacting surfaces.
It's a true work of art.
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08-06-2006, 12:44 AM
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more like $600. same exact thing happened in my camaro. it was an every so often thing so i shrugged it off. then my gauge would either be past full or on empty and it stayed like that til i sold it. my buddys dad owns a shop so he lets me order parts wholesale. i called for an ac delco and for wholesale it was around $400 i think, and some off name brand was $350. retail was $635!! i was like F*&k that ill just fill up ever other day. you cant just buy the sensor alone, you have to buy a whole new fuel pump. no one would sold the sensor alone which is some BS. sorry about your luck though man, ive felt the pain.
