Sports Pack Something Funny Going On With Fuel Gauge!
#1
Posted 17 August 2018 - 09:15 PM
When I picked up the car the needle was completely on empty, I managed to squeeze £10 and that literally brimed it, not an issue, however whilst driving a long way once the needle hit half way it would just fall fast to empty and stay there, I pulled over and again managed To squeeze £10 in which again brimmed it and again fine for until it hit halfway then just fell to empty again, I’m confused ?
And help appreciated
Mini Cooper sports pack
1997 mpi
1.3
#2
Posted 18 August 2018 - 12:19 AM
sender unit in the tank ,might be the float
#3
Posted 18 August 2018 - 12:39 AM
Yeah, sound like the sender it's has a broken wire in the resistor element, about half way through.
#4
Posted 18 August 2018 - 06:07 AM
Thanks again
Lee
#5
Posted 18 August 2018 - 08:01 AM
#6
Posted 18 August 2018 - 09:29 AM
You haven't got crossed wires, and the temp gauge sender is telling the fuel gauge it is empty when the engine gets hot?
#7
Posted 18 August 2018 - 11:22 AM
Easy job to replace, you just need to remember:
- Make sure fuel level is below the level of the sender before you take it out, or you’ll end up with petrol everywhere.
- Buy the correct sender unit. Mpi has fuel pump in the tank, so the Mpi sender unit has a couple of extra bends in the arm to clear this.
#8
Posted 18 August 2018 - 01:48 PM
Lee
#9
Posted 18 August 2018 - 04:25 PM
Just note also however that once you have fixed it you will probably find that from empty to brimmed is less than the tank capacity. The pump is cooled by the fuel in the tank and due to the size and shape of tank and the position the pump lies in, the pump would not be properly cooled by fuel if the tank was allowed to get properly empty. It seem to me from experimenting that the red empty line corresponds with the lowest fuel level that keeps the pump immersed. YMMV but that has been my experience of injection minis. I have burned out a pump by letting it get properly properly empty once before. I find that I can get about 17 - 20 litres in from empty.
#10
Posted 18 August 2018 - 04:49 PM
I had to change my sender once and even though I thought it was empty enough, the fuel level was exactly the same height as the bottom of the opening for the sender! can't believe i didn't spill any.
I would recommend jacking up the right hand side or at least parking it on a curb to tilt it over..
Q
#11
Posted 18 August 2018 - 06:59 PM
could also be just the float mine once had a small hole and fuel got in and caused it to show empty when only half full
#12
Posted 19 August 2018 - 03:39 PM
#13
Posted 19 August 2018 - 04:19 PM
Keep driving the car
#14
Posted 19 August 2018 - 05:33 PM
#15
Posted 19 August 2018 - 05:43 PM
Top tip: To take the locking ring off the sender unit, I found the flat edge of a kitchen knife works very well (the type you’d use to eat your dinner).
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