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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 08:37 AM
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Fuel Gauge Trouble
Hi people

just started having trouble with my fuel gauge. Basicly one minuite it shows the tank as completely empty with no reserve light, then full, then 1/4 etc etc and never settles on a level. I have no idea how much fuel I have in my tank and its obviously causing alot of hassle. Any idea what would cause this, how much it would cost to fix?

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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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This happens on my 1998 C230 when I top-off the tank. Topped-off, the gauge will read empty until I burn a few gallons. It’s accurate from that point on. Erroneous fuel-gauge readings are often due to a bad potentiometer on the fuel-level sensor. I had the repair priced at a dealership. They quoted $400. I simply try not to top the tank off and it’s works great.
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Mine only seems to play up on the last quarter, trouble is i want to sell it soon so i need to get it sorted. was it a MB dealership you had it priced up at?

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It is most probably the fuel level sending unit.
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Try Techron Concentrate.
Worked for me.
Add to almost empty tank.
It took to fillups before the problem went away for me.
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