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01-21-2008, 02:33 PM | #1 |
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Fuel gauge
This has been irritating me for a while, the fuel gauge on my 330d is all over the place
When I fill up the gauge never makes it to full (about one mark shy of full) After about 80 motorway miles the gauge indicates 3/4 full Then is very erratic between 1/2 full and 3/4 full (again motorway miles) Today it was taking the £$%^ - started off indicating 1/4 full, 20 miles into the journey and it was indicating 1/2 full I appreciate that fuel gauges aren't super accurate but this one seems to be way off (not had a problem with previous BMWs that i've owned) So the questions are - is the gauge faulty, anyone else have the same problem (i.e. is this normal), ignore it Thanks
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01-21-2008, 02:50 PM | #3 |
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take it in, get it fixed under warrenty...nothing worse than a bad gauge.
Ask my wife...my e46 left her on the side of the road with an empty tank showing 1/2 full.
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01-21-2008, 02:57 PM | #4 |
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Probably more likely a problem with the sending unit than the gauge itself.
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01-21-2008, 03:02 PM | #5 |
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Guages on BM's seem to be more accurate than most cars and always move very slowly - unless you have an M3 There is definitely something wrong with yours I would think.
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01-21-2008, 04:55 PM | #7 |
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Not come across what you are experiencing - as SoYank says sounds like faulty sender unit in tank. Get it checked out under warranty.
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01-22-2008, 01:46 PM | #10 |
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Thanks for the replies
You have confirmed my thoughts, a trip to the stealers is required though I may leave the visit till the first service in 7000 miles
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