chimera 0 Report post Posted October 3, 2011 (edited) Howdy, I gotta '97 E36 323i, recently the fuel gauge has done some weird sh!t, intermittently jumping really quickly to Empty then back up to Full or sometimes anywhere in between. Its most noticeable when it hits Empty coz the fuel light comes on (and I mean the needle hits the *far* left side of the gauge, and jumps there really quick). It can sit on E for maybe a few minutes then suddenly jump back to its normal reading, or go to Full or whatever its quite random. Figured its probably a loose wire on a sensor or something since its so intermittent. Has anyone experienced this before? Any ideas? Cher Edited October 3, 2011 by chimera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1261 Report post Posted October 3, 2011 broken/loose wire inside the tank on the fuel tank sender unit easy repair with soldering iron , just lift the fuel sender/pump(rhs) unit up and check it . also sometimes the left side one Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 512 Report post Posted October 3, 2011 unit looks like this http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-...n-410768634.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chimera 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) thanks guys i'll take a look just found this article which should be helpful...! http://www.unitedbimmer.com/forums/bmw-oem...eplacement.html cheers Edited October 9, 2011 by chimera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
