Fuel Gauge issue.

[slushy]

Well first time posting maybe someone can maybe help me? i have a 2002 VX Commodore Acclaim Series 2, and since i got it, the stupid fuel gauge doesn't read right, i have taken it to get service maybe 6 times 7 maybe and they have replaced the sender unit and recalibrated the guel guage, and it still doesn't work, if anyone has any ideas i would love to hear them

[Darcon666]

Mate if they have already changed the fuel sender unit in the tank and nothing has changed... I'd say it's the guage in the dash, but I'm no mechanic.

[slushy]

but even the km's to empty it will read to half a tank then it will start to read up slow going from like 300km to 310km to empty 320km empty both that and the fuel gauge both go up

[Stanko]

I have the same problem, cant remember what the exact problem is but it was about $1500 to get fixed so it wasnt worth it :/

[wrx884]

mayb u got a faulty sender put in, even new parts do fail.

[slushy]

@Stanko - Its got 6 year warranty when i bought it so i am happy to do what i need to to get it fixed, but if you can find out what it was exactly i would love it because i am getting to the point where i am just over it and just going to give the car back its so hard trying to have it there at 7am and trying to get to tafe and stuff on time its just becoming a issue

[wrx884]

the car has a 6 year warrenty or the sender unit? if u got fitted a faulty sender unit most mechs would fix it 4 nothing or mayb just charge u 4 labour at a discounted rate. If u do think it could b ur needles mechinism cheapest way 2 test that is 2 put in a 2nd hand cluster from a VX similar 2 urs so u dont set off any faults. but im leaning 2wards ur sender unit still. mayb they didnt even change it lol?

where r u gettin it done? local mech or holden?

[slushy]

Well i got it from Toyota used cars so i got 6 years Warranty on luckly but its been to toyota 5 times then holden 3 times and they said they have tested it and it works and if it works then why do i continues to have the problem... its a pain in the butt, but i am taking it again... tomorrow but at this rate i am just over it to be honest

[Mick1988]

Do you have a mate with a VX you could swap the fuel gauges inside the clusters with for a day just to test?

[D3CID3R]

Was about to say that aswell

[wrx884]

Do you have a mate with a VX you could swap the fuel gauges inside the clusters with for a day just to test?

being a VX u'll need a soldering iron 2 swap the mechs, they rnt plug and play like the VT clusters. so mayb swap clusters if they r similar cars so u dont set off any faults. or buy 1 cheap from a wrecker then sell it off after 2 get ur monsy back.

can u explain again ur problem of wat the needle is doing exactly and ur DTE readin is doing at the same time? ive read it again and from wat i can understand ur needle is just taking its time 2 go from half way 2 full with a full tank?

[vxdaily]

Anybody know much about swapping the actual 'Fuel Pump' over? If you can just swap the pump itself or if you do need to replace with an entire fuel pump unit?

[slushy]

So basically the problem is my km's to empty go up and down not like small ups and downs like it will be low then it will spike up and just hold it for a long car drive with changing and the needle just follows the same as the km's to empty when you drive it goes up then when you park the car and leave it for a hour or two it read very different, when i taken it today again... to get it checked all they said was that its delayed since its a common problem with the car... but anyway taking it back tomorrow morning again to take one of the mechanics for a drive to show them that it wont move at all like my car has been reading quater a tank all night all day since i gotten it back and i have driven easy 30 to 40 kms easy