vy executive fuel gauge problem

[scottmcguinness172]

hi guys i bought a vy executive and i picked it up and i noticed it had half a tank of fuel so i filled it up and when i left the servo the fuel gauge was reading empty amd the low fuel alarm goes off and says distance till empty has anyone had this problem and how do ya fix it or what could be the problem i have been driving it around thinking the sender unit was stuck or something but i apprears to be doing the same thing when i fill it up i havnt ran it empty so im not sure if it says full on the gauge when it is actually empty any help would be great

cheers scott

[wortus]

If it's working back to front which it sounds like it is then it is the wrong fuel gauge. This I think happens when you put a dash from a differnet series in. Not sure which way it goes but for example a series 2 dash in a series 1 car. It looks like your dash may have been changed over for one reason or another? I think you can go to Holden and get it fixed or try a fuel gauge from the same series as your car.

[scottmcguinness172]

sweet thanks mate how can ya tell if its a series 1 or 2 dash??

[danieLOL]

post a pic up and we'll tell you

[wortus]

sweet thanks mate how can ya tell if its a series 1 or 2 dash??

I think it's the colour of the electrical connector on the back or you could ring up holden with it's part number and see what it is out of.

[scottmcguinness172]

thanks guys ill post up a pic of the cluster tomorrow