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Old 22-11-2017, 09:37 PM   #1
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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?

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Old 23-11-2017, 05:59 AM   #2
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Try a new fuel level sensor
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As Tom said...

It's a known issue on E46s.
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Old 23-11-2017, 08:35 PM   #5
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is it easy to replace? can this be a diy ?
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Old 23-11-2017, 09:45 PM   #6
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is it easy to replace? can this be a diy ?
Should help if it’s readable

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