E36 320 FAULTY FUEL GAUGE

[Markyb87]

Hi, My 94 320 coupe has a problem with the fuel gauge..
Even with a full tank of fuel the gauge points to zero with the reserve light on??

Can anyone suggest how i could fix this?

Your help is much appreciated!!


Best Regards

Mark (UK)

[El Presidente]

worst case the floater has broken, best case the wire attached to it is bad. Also check the fuse.

[dutchbmw]

Fuse means often short-circuit = wiring or floater
Damaged gauge
Damaged floater

[Kevin325i]

Hehe, you said "floater".

If the preceding doesn't fix it, maybe a bad connection to the gauges.

Kevin

[Corkoman]

or perhaps you had the keys in the ignition while filling-up. This happened to me -- it would register correct and then peg at zero with the warning light on. After a while it goes correct but this kept on for weeks. Always take key out before filling. Is your problem constant or intermittant?

[Markyb87]

Cheers Guys, Im gonna take it down the garage to have it checked out -hopefully won't cost too much..

cars eh?

Thanks again..

Mark.