[s-cars] crazy fuel guage

[serge]

on 11/4/02 5:47 PM, Chad Hall at outex at charter.net wrote:

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> For the past 2 weeks my fuel gauge has been inconsistent at best and usually
> just plain off most of the time.  When I fill up the tank, sometimes it will
> only show a little above 3/4 full.  When I start out w/full tank, I can only
> get about 225 miles on the trip odometer before I am deep into reserve.  With
> my old VW's I would just replace the in-tank fuel pump/float mechanism.  Don't
> our cars have a fuel level sensor somewhere other than in the tank?  BTW, per
> Jimmy Pribble's log of his car:  it was a major PITA to finally (I assume) fix
> his problem fuel gauge.  They replaced the sending unit 2 or 3 times, circuit
> boards (once or twice), whole cluster, etc. Any ideas before I head to the
> dealer?
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> Thanks,
> Chad Hall
> '95 S6
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Chad, my 95 avant has had those same fuel gauge issues since purchase last
December. I just assumed it was an Audi quirk. I have filled it to the point
where I can see gasoline in the filler tube, and still the needle never
quite points to full. In my 84 GTI, I used to keep a close eye on the gas
mileage as an indicator to possible engine problems. I miss being able to do
this with the S6 due to the crazy fuel gauge syndrome. Keep us posted on
your progress.


Serge Filanovsky

95 S6 Avant