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Martin W

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Registered: 10th Aug 09
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1st Dec 11 at 18:33

got my winter car up and running tonight, put some fuel in it and noticed when i brake, i have half a talk, when i move off , i have barely any. im assuming the fuel sender in the tank is playing up. seems like its reading the swish of the fuel in the tank. its literally like a yo-yo

any ideas?

thanks

Jed D

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Registered: 15th Mar 11
Location: Durham
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1st Dec 11 at 18:34

its normal in some cars tbh, what car is it?

Martin W

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1st Dec 11 at 18:38

corsa 1.4 8v . you cant tell how much fuel you have, it never stops moving. even over a slight bump in the road you'll see it move either way

Jed D

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1st Dec 11 at 21:27

well if its that bad change the gadget inside the tank maybe

or could it be that it just needs a clean out, like the hinge on it is a bit stiff perhaps
not too hard to get to

[Edited on 01-12-2011 by Jed D]

XE Col

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1st Dec 11 at 21:30

If the hinge was stiff surely it wouldn't move at all thus constantly show one level of fuel?

Jed D

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1st Dec 11 at 21:35

not necessarily, could be stuck but when you brake hard all the fuels rushes to the front forcing it up, maybe

take it apart and find out

XE Col

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1st Dec 11 at 21:39

Then it wouldn't come back down lol as it would be stuck up, loose is more likely the case or fucked or normal, generally happens on most corsa's I've owned just keep a can lol

AlexW

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Registered: 25th Oct 08
Location: Essex
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1st Dec 11 at 21:46

Infact its most likely the gauge, It should take a while to respond, Pain when you first start.

The sender if anything would be too loose, But not much point in messing around with it.

P4u1

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Registered: 10th Nov 11
Location: Stafford, Staffordshire
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2nd Dec 11 at 10:09

Mine does this too I'm changing my clock for rev counter ones

Martin W

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2nd Dec 11 at 10:48

Can't really live with it, never know how much fuels in the tank

Eddx14xe

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Registered: 12th Jan 10
Location: Hertfordshire
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2nd Dec 11 at 12:33

My car does this but not that bad. It can be just above the red then go up to 1/4-1/3 of a tank.