vt petrol gauge problem

[wilbers]

hi my petrol gauge has stopped working all together it does not move and the petrol light just stays on non stop the digital gauge just shows 4 straight lines on it wondering if anyone knows whats causing this its really driving me crazy not knowing how much petrol i have any suggestions would be appreciated thanks

[fuzzy2308]

just bash the dash with ur hand

[shiften gears]

mine did the same it worked again two days later hasnt done it since.

[Full Spectrum]

Pull the battery reset it. See how that goes. Worst fuel pump is toast. But that trip computer with lines sounds weird. My pump is toast and i can still measure fuel used average etc even without knowing what's left.

[Trevor 062]

Get used to it mate, had mine repaired once already & now stuffed again..Identical problem to yours..

[wilbers]

its done it 2 or 3 times before and come good a day later but not this time its been like that for a week now all the other gauges work fine and all the other digital readouts work fine just everything is stuffed when it comes to the petrol side of things does anyone think it could be the sender unit.

[235rwkw]

yes its the sender unit.

they wear out, early ones you could buy this without the pump, it attaches to the side of it. however if thats worn out pump maybe not far behind it, buy both as one unit.

the sender is like a sliding resister working off the float to vary the voltage to the gauge.

[Full Spectrum]

Holden only sells the single 1 part now from Series 2 for all models VT-VX. I'm doing mine soon it's about $300-$450.
They say they only last 50,000-150,000km. I haven't heard this issue with VY cars ?. Be nice if we could stick that set-up into our cars.

[235rwkw]

you can get aftermarket ones now in a few brands.

last one i got was a Delphi unit of the VX2 design and later $320

[Ozzie]

Get used to it mate, had mine repaired once already & now stuffed again..Identical problem to yours..

what was the problem with yours?

[Full Spectrum]

you can get aftermarket ones now in a few brands.

last one i got was a Delphi unit of the VX2 design and later $320

That's about the same price from holden... Delphi used to make Holden ones. So they are a great brand to use.

VTII-VXII are the same unit. For some reason holden made 2 units. VT-VX series 1's were the same. It's really silly the way they did it. But now they only do the one which fits all - And should have been like that from day 1..

[Trevor 062]

what was the problem with yours?

Sender Unit in the tank..fixed under warranty