Re: fuel guage problem
- From: Blah Blah <bl@xxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 12:30:15 GMT
In article <MPG.1dbab87155cc87b09896a1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
bl@xxxxxx says...
> To bad it didnt roll back to being under warranty ;)
>
> The only things I found that was simular was here
> http://forum.e46fanatics.com/archive/index.php/t-132901.html
> Its a BMW site and the problems seemed to all involved installing
> something. Likely the computer was damaged by a short from people not
> disconnecting the battery.
>
> Your battery may of had an internal short and may have damaged your cars
> computer. I would have to look at the schematics for your car but I
> think the fuel gage level is sent to the ECM or BCM and then to your
> dash.
Sorry not an internal short, I missed the part about the boost. It was
the boost. Explain how and who boosted your car.
>
> In article <eZSdnXpmsPYYCc3eRVn-hQ@xxxxxxxxxx>, raamman@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> says...
> > Hi everyone;
> >
> > We have a 2002 SL1 with 95000kms. We bought it new and recently the original
> > battery died without warning at a gas station after a fill up. When I got a
> > boost the odometer rolled back about 30000kms, the fuel gauge (which I had
> > just filled ) showed 75% and the airbag sensor remained lit. The next day I
> > took it in to my Saturn dealer to put in the new battery and check things
> > out. I needed a boost to get it there and this time the odometer and airbag
> > were normal- the fuel still showed 75% or so. When I got there car back from
> > Saturn the man there said the computer checked out ok and the weird stuff
> > might have been attributed to the boost- but the fuel gauge still showed
> > 75%. The trip counter didn't work after I got my initial boost and I did
> > drive it around for about an hour to charge the battery for the morning; so
> > I could not be certain of my actual mileage since my fill up. I managed to
> > drive it over a week before the gauge got to about 25% and the gas price
> > seemed less outrageous before I refilled my tank, last night. The gauge
> > showed full so i thought everything was normal.This morning I had to go
> > somewhere and in the 1st 16kms on the highway I saw the gauge go from full
> > to 1/2 tank- that's right, 32kms a tank of gas....I slowed down bit ( from
> > 120 to 100kph ) and the gauge stabilized, then started to creep back up ( to
> > 75%) . Now I've done about 150kms, and its starting to show below 75% ( say
> > 70%).
> >
> > I intend to try to get an idea how much mileage I am getting on this tank
> > then take it back in to Saturn and have a look at it. I am wondering if any
> > of you have experienced any similar problems; what is the cause and cure ?
> >
> > Thank you all in advance
> >
> > Laz
> >
> >
> >
>
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