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sussexpete
Joined: 20 Aug 2018
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Location: East Sussex
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 Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 11:42 am Post subject: Fuel Sender replacement |
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When I purchased my Equipe I was informed that the fuel gauge didn't read above 1/3 full, but once the real level dropped below that then all was correct. However, on my drive home and climbing a steep hill the fuel gauge dropped instantly to 'E' and giving me heart failure that I had been misadvised. So a diversion to the nearest fuel station and an additional £20 worth of fuel added, I was confident that I would get home whatever the gauge told me!
Having now confirmed that the sender is at fault, and with a new one ready to go in, can anyone advise me please if it would be possible to do this all in situ, without precisely knowing how much fuel is in the tank, and also without having a multi-gallon container to drain the fuel into.
I'm hoping that I can jack the car sufficiently that I can just remove the sender without fuel escaping through the hole - but is there a limit beyond which it doesn't matter how much it is jacked up, fuel will spill out? |
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sussexpete
Joined: 20 Aug 2018
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Location: East Sussex
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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I can now report that it is possible, if a tad messy. I found I had a 35l open container that would fit under the car with it jacked on the offside. Removing the nearside and rear tank mounting bolts allowed a further angle to be created on the tank. Disconnecting the flexible pipe from the fuel sender and the fuel gauge wire allowed the removal of the sender assembly. A second container was required to catch the fuel that tracked along the tank underside, but the majority was caught in the larger one. I suppose I was lucky in that there was only about 10-15 litres of fuel that escaped, so the tank wasn't as full as I had thought it was.
Replaced the seal, retaining ring and flexible pipe as well as the sender. The only sign of the repair is now the lack of underseal on the tank where the fuel tracked towards the nearside. |
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Graham
Joined: 15 Oct 2007
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Location: Hereford
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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Well done Pete!
I wasn't quite as brave and used a small pump to empty the tank. Still more than I expected remained inside though!
Good to hear your technique works after a fashion though!
All the best! |
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