Fuel Gauge problem
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2000 C230K
Fuel Gauge problem
I recently purchased a 2000 C230k, my fuel guage tends to act weirdly. I gas up the car and the needle doesn't go up, sometimes when i start the car its full and then if i restart after awhile its empty. Can someone explain me what the problem is and if it is an expensive fix
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Most likely its a bad fuel gauge sending unit. BUT, with my '95 C220
I learned MB put out a TSB warning owners that a faulty fuel
gauge is often caused by a pinch/break in the sending unit wire at the
point where it threads under the back seat. Don't know if the TSB would
apply to your year/model.
I learned MB put out a TSB warning owners that a faulty fuel
gauge is often caused by a pinch/break in the sending unit wire at the
point where it threads under the back seat. Don't know if the TSB would
apply to your year/model.
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From: Ft. Wash, MD
95 C280
Or maybe your gauge needles are simply sticking..
You can clean them with a little alcohol on a q-tip and see if that resolves it.
I found a permanent fix to the sticking gauges problem. MB actually makes covers for the cluster post. It resolves the needle sticking problem but is only sold in Europe. I have some sets if interested: https://mbworld.org/forums/classifieds/226718-sticking-cluster-gauge-needles-fix.html
Scotty
You can clean them with a little alcohol on a q-tip and see if that resolves it.
I found a permanent fix to the sticking gauges problem. MB actually makes covers for the cluster post. It resolves the needle sticking problem but is only sold in Europe. I have some sets if interested: https://mbworld.org/forums/classifieds/226718-sticking-cluster-gauge-needles-fix.html
Scotty
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2000 C230K
Or maybe your gauge needles are simply sticking..
You can clean them with a little alcohol on a q-tip and see if that resolves it.
I found a permanent fix to the sticking gauges problem. MB actually makes covers for the cluster post. It resolves the needle sticking problem but is only sold in Europe. I have some sets if interested: https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=226718
Scotty
You can clean them with a little alcohol on a q-tip and see if that resolves it.
I found a permanent fix to the sticking gauges problem. MB actually makes covers for the cluster post. It resolves the needle sticking problem but is only sold in Europe. I have some sets if interested: https://mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=226718
Scotty
i dont think it is stuck, because out of knowhere it will start working, somedays it works and then somedays it doesnt. im pretty sure its a sensor. but thanks anyways
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I recently purchased a 2000 C230k, my fuel guage tends to act weirdly. I gas up the car and the needle doesn't go up, sometimes when i start the car its full and then if i restart after awhile its empty. Can someone explain me what the problem is and if it is an expensive fix
Thank You
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