Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Stewarton, Scotland
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Fuel Gauge Problems
Had the Disco for a week now, going into stealers tomorrow morning, go a good list to keep them busy.
The car was full of fuel last week, gauge dropped to just below half, drove to leicester today, in doing 45 mile, expected gauge to be below the quarter mark, much to my suprise the gauge went up to the 3 quater mark !
Filled car up, it ate 71 ltrs...... I smell a rat said the blind man !
Any tips ?Got our Disco... Love it.....
3rd Apr 2009 7:39 pm
TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
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Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
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Certainly follow TazDaz's thread but, considering your symptoms, I suspect a fuel sender has been dislodged.The Bearded Dragon
4th Apr 2009 3:33 am
paulJ1
Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Stewarton, Scotland
Posts: 268
The fuel gauge quiz continues..... When the gauge shows just below 1/2, and I mean just below half, the top of the needle was touchingthe half mark, filled the tank took 68 litres.
What does your tank take when it shows half ?
Looks like that the tank is going to have to come out !!!! Joy !Got our Disco... Love it.....
15th Apr 2009 10:03 pm
paulJ1
Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Stewarton, Scotland
Posts: 268
HELP..... NEED TO KNOW IF I'M GOING MAD !!!Got our Disco... Love it.....
Sounds like what's happened to me. The front sender unit has fallen off.
Don't bother removing the tank. I did and the front sender is not reachable from the access hole.
If you're under warranty still, go to the dealer and get a new tank.Have a nice day!
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19th Apr 2009 12:32 am
Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
Hi PaulJ1,
You WILL go mad if you don't do something about it.
Jamo & I are in concert re the cause.
What are you doing to identify the problem?The Bearded Dragon
20th Apr 2009 2:57 am
paulJ1
Member Since: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Stewarton, Scotland
Posts: 268
Just on top side of half, took 69ltrs, can anyone remind me the tank capacity ????
When it goes in for its 72k service at Yeovil i'll get them to look at it, even the LR Select Warranty covers the senders in the tank, so might get it covered !!!!Got our Disco... Love it.....
That;s what mine does now that the front sender has fallen off. The gauge operates in the top half. i.e Full on the gauge is full, 3/4 on the gauge is half full, and 1/2 full on the gauge is almost empty.Have a nice day!
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9th Jun 2009 2:38 am
HughMartin
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 751
I have different problem. My gauge only shows half full when tank is full and needle will stay at half full untill I have consumed half a tank and then it will start to drop. Is this likely to be a sender unit?
How does one get access to the sender units?
16th Jun 2009 11:28 pm
Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
Hi Hugh,
I suspect so. It seems like one sender unit isn't working.
Check the wiring from the senders.
Best Wishes,
PeterThe Bearded Dragon
17th Jun 2009 3:13 am
wvlenthe
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967
Hi Hugh,
seems like a sensor, mine did the same although it would show a max of 3/4.
Dealer replaced the whole tank as the front (?) sensor is part of the fuel tank assembly and cannot be replaced on its own.
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17th Jun 2009 6:42 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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paulJ1 wrote:
The fuel gauge quiz continues..... When the gauge shows just below 1/2, and I mean just below half, the top of the needle was touchingthe half mark, filled the tank took 68 litres.
What does your tank take when it shows half ?
Looks like that the tank is going to have to come out !!!! Joy !
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