Re: quattro-digest V4 #2233

["Renier Meyer" <RMeyer.rdi@reutech.co.za>]

Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 15:00:24 -0400
From: Mark Byrum <markbyrum@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Fuel gauge problems

chollyl@juno.com wrote:
> 
> Checking to see if anyone has any BTDT with the fuel gauge not working
> properly after the fuel pump has been changed in the 5k cars in spite of
> being
> very careful when removing and reinstalling the sender unit. 

Replaced the fuel pump very carefully myself (4 times) only to have 
the fuel guage stick at 3/4 or 1/3 and did not want to move below on 
the one and above on the other.

The trick to this job is: The fuel pump fits only in one orientation, 
which allows free movement of the float guage sender unit. On the 
200T range you have to line the pump outer up with a mark on the 
plastic screwed to the chassis (or on the tank itself).
(Trunk mounted tank, mark towards the 
car's interior on the right hand side).

If you have fitted the pump (again) and again and still have no joy, 
undo it all and turn the pump through 180 degrees and fit again.

REMEMBER: Check the fuel lines and the wires to the sender to make 
sure that you don't have something in the way of the up and down 
movement of the float, and DON'T bend the steel wire or the sensor.
Make sure the pipe sticking through the rubber boot is unobstructed.

HTH
Good luck

Renier Meyer
89 200T Durban South Africa.