22-11-2017, 09:37 PM | #1 |
S5 - Full Throttle
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fuel gauge reading high
so I was on my way to snetterton when the engine suddenly died. I pulled over and re -started the car travelled for a mile when the engine cut out again. re-started the car after a few cranks and coaxed it into a petrol station (lucky for me) half a mile away. The fuel gauge was reading 1/4 tank... that should have been caused for concerned I started off in east london with half tank. I filled it up.. 51 L......... so the tank was indeed dry. no problems after that and proceeded to the track day where the car ran fine and I re-filled it with 1/3 tank left.... 46 L.
My conclusion... fuel gauge needs re-calibration or somethings wrong. It does read full so I think the top half is accurate but when it gets to 50%, then the reading becomes unreliable. what do you think the problem is? Tx |
23-11-2017, 05:59 AM | #2 |
S5, Sport On, DSC M-track
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Try a new fuel level sensor |
23-11-2017, 11:03 AM | #3 |
Driving it like I nicked it
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As Tom said...
It's a known issue on E46s. |
23-11-2017, 12:47 PM | #4 |
S5 - Full Throttle
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tx
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23-11-2017, 08:35 PM | #5 |
S5 - Full Throttle
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is it easy to replace? can this be a diy ?
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23-11-2017, 09:45 PM | #6 |
S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track
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Should help if it’s readable
Last edited by Chad; 23-11-2017 at 10:15 PM. |
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