80 series turbo diesel main fuel guage stopped working

Post by **scottmcguinness172** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:01 pm

hey all does anyone know what could cause a diesel main fuel guage to stop working it was all fine and it just stopped

cheers

Post by **McLarryBob** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:16 pm

You're not outta fuel are you?

Post by **howsie** » Sun May 01, 2011 3:43 am

Gauge in dash may have failed (it happens although rarely). Broken wire somewhere, sender in tank stuffed.

Really it could be one of many things. I'd start by removing dash and checking the wires responsible for fuel level signal if theyve got power then its the dash. Sender is also simple just get your multimeter on the wires at the tank if nothing then senders stuffed, if theyre good but nothing at dash then you got a short or a broken wire.

Post by **scottmcguinness172** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:44 am

lol deffenatly not out of fuel she is stuck on half way

Post by **howsie** » Sun May 01, 2011 6:23 pm

scottmcguinness172 wrote:lol deffenatly not out of fuel she is stuck on half way

Maybe the sender itself is gone will still get fuel but level will not change

Post by **udm** » Tue May 03, 2011 12:22 pm

You forgot to mention in the 1st post it was stuck half way. That happens when the tank baffles are loose.

Post by **cookiesmonsta** » Tue May 03, 2011 1:48 pm

if you're lucky scotty you have a later model car and you can remove an inspection plate in the floor and get your sender out. Then feel around for the baffle that has come loose and cut it up with a pair of tin snips and remove the pieces. If yours isn't a late model then you will need to remove the tank

cheers cookie

Post by **udm** » Tue May 03, 2011 5:22 pm

He will be fine, they all have the inspection hole on the floor.

Post by **scottmcguinness172** » Wed May 04, 2011 8:07 am

yea i have an inspection plate in the floor i went racing for 3 days and all the shaking must of buggerd the baffles in the tank?

Post by **cookiesmonsta** » Fri May 06, 2011 11:12 am

udm wrote:He will be fine, they all have the inspection hole on the floor.

90 model dx doesn't!!!!

Post by **udm** » Fri May 06, 2011 5:29 pm

cookiesmonsta wrote:
udm wrote:He will be fine, they all have the inspection hole on the floor.
90 model dx doesn't!!!!

Shit of a job that would be then. That one must have been the prototype body

I had a 1990 GXL and it had both cutouts on the floor

Post by **TheBigBoy** » Fri May 06, 2011 5:50 pm

Mine is the same. I changed it out for a new 1. Worked for 1 day then the needle went down and stayed there. I have been told mine is a pinched/broken wire. Im yet to fix it

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