Stuck Petrol Gauge

[Moggy]

Hi,

Yesterday i hit the underside of the car on a speed ramp, i was not going very fast, so was not a big bump.

About half an hour later i noticed that my fuel gauge was now showing that i had just under half a tank of petrol when i know for a fact i had under a 1/4 of a tank.

I guessed that the bump had done something to my fuel gaue. I even went and filled the tank up to see if this would unstick the needle, but no joy.

The needle has not moved from just under half a tank since.

The needle moves to the bottom when i turn the car off, but goes back to the same position when i turn the car on.

So what i need to know is......

Is this something i could fix myself? i mean how hard is it?

or if i do have to take it to a garage, how much can i expect this to cost me?

Hope someone can help.

Cheers,

[Monster-Mat]

if you remove the rear seat bottom, the fuel guage sender is in the tank in the possition directly behind the driver (rhd)

[Moggy]

if you remove the rear seat bottom, the fuel guage sender is in the tank in the possition directly behind the driver (rhd)

Thanks for the quick reply Monter-Mat, just a quick question. How do i remove the rear seat bottom? I ran down to the car and had a quick look, but could not see how. Are there bolts i need to remove? if so i guess i'll have to take it to a garage to have a look at.

Cheers,

[MacRS200]

The one on the IS was prone to "sticking" after a fill up as well.

Try switching the ignition on and leaving for a good 10 seconds, it will probably jump up. Failing that just drive around knowing that you have fuel it will sort it's self out.

I never rely on the gauge anyway, fill up to the top, set the trip and use that as I know how far a tank will go.

[Monster-Mat]

grab the front of the seat bolster, and give a tug upwards, the seat is held by x2 possitive clips on the seat base front

[Bazza]

might be worth checking wether the tank has sustained any damage

[Moggy]

Thanks guys, managed to get the seat up and have a look, nothing looks out of place. I'll have a closer look tomorrow when it's light outside.

I suppose i'll just have to live with it for now. but just knowing it's not working is really winding me up :)

But thanks for the help guys.