Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
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Not because im using petrol but when i pull off (at a slow steady speed) the needle just goes down In other corsa's i've seen no movement in needles on acceleration and corners and only goes down once the petrol is used. it pisses me off a lot  is there any way of getting it to read what is actually in the tank
hope this makes sense
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conor62
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Registered: 12th Jun 06
Location: Belfast
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happens alot in mine too..
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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it puzzles me 
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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: Birmingham
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the sensor is near the front of the tank (im guessing) if u park on a hill will 4 litres in the tank the empty warning light will come on...ONE THING I HATE ABOUT MY CAR THIS!!! needle is shite i also find mine goes from like 20 to 7 litres haha!...all over the place...aslong as u know wots in the tank its cool!
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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happens on mine, when you accelerate briskly in 2nd and 3rd inparticular, the needle comes down a lot, when i cruise at 60 it seems to be at its highest. also depends on corners i take lol, i can only assume it is because it is read on weight or a floating sensor instead of electronic?
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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mine goes all over after a good boot around it drops to red and when i park up it goes back up to half tank. corsas have minds off there own 
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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well thats gay
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cor5a_tommy
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Registered: 31st Jan 07
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the sensors vary in different models apparently. i have a sensor fixed to the side of the tank (bit like the scale on a kettle). My other corsa (1.2 8v lower end model) has a float sensor and the needle moves like mad...however it usually balances out quite well when moving along nicely.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Mines just as crap as well... give the car a gotcornering and ilose 10+ litres of petrol  !
Thing is,I never know when I can leave it till the last minute.
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Hoddo
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Wallisdown, Bournemouth
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Mines just as crap as well... give the car a gotcornering and ilose 10+ litres of petrol !
Thing is,I never know when I can leave it till the last minute.
traffic lights, junctions and when you set off! you are still then and so is your petrol! not sloshing around!
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Kellye
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Registered: 23rd Aug 06
Location: southport, Drives:
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom1502
Not because im using petrol but when i pull off (at a slow steady speed) the needle just goes down In other corsa's i've seen no movement in needles on acceleration and corners and only goes down once the petrol is used. it pisses me off a lot is there any way of getting it to read what is actually in the tank
hope this makes sense
Happens to mine aswell
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Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
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quote:
Originally posted by cor5a_tommy
the sensors vary in different models apparently. i have a sensor fixed to the side of the tank (bit like the scale on a kettle). My other corsa (1.2 8v lower end model) has a float sensor and the needle moves like mad...however it usually balances out quite well when moving along nicely.
could change the tanks, mines just stopped working on the GSI after i fixed it 2 weeks ago 
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davey_jack
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Registered: 28th Jan 06
Location: Horley, Surrey Drives: Clio 182
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my old 1.2 Ls used to do this, was never a problem though, you know when you are on level ground and not moving, that the reading is accurate. Used to get jerky around corners with less than half a tank though! no idea why!
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Vaux Lad
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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The guage on mine corsa is all over the place too, starts on about 30L, reverse out the drive its down to 15L.
Then varies depending on the type of corner im going round,lol.
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joey736
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Registered: 11th Mar 07
Location: hexham, near newcastle drives: Aurora XE
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if u keep driving round in circles, the tank will eventually b full again
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Ricky-Lee53
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Registered: 4th Jan 06
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quote:
Originally posted by cor5a_tommy
the sensors vary in different models apparently. i have a sensor fixed to the side of the tank (bit like the scale on a kettle). My other corsa (1.2 8v lower end model) has a float sensor and the needle moves like mad...however it usually balances out quite well when moving along nicely.
Not sure they do.
Theres a float, "like a ballcock" thats connected to the swirl pot roughly central in the tank, but closer to the front than the back.
Anyway, i had some 1.2 dials in my car, it did what your talking about, really bad! put in some GSI clocks and its pretty good now.
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