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milesg
Member Since: 31 Dec 2009
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 151
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Fuel tank drop - how long?! |
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Hi guys. My fuel gauge went so the local Indy is checking wiring and sender by dropping the fuel tank. No probs with that but they are saying it will take 2.5hrs at £75+vat to drop the tank only. Not including putting back up. Seems excessive in terms of time to me....
Thoughts?
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18th Dec 2018 10:17 am |
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Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6910
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I'm sure I replaced my D3 one in less than that on the drive, it really is "just a few bolts and things" Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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18th Dec 2018 1:17 pm |
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milesg
Member Since: 31 Dec 2009
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 151
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... what I thought. They are now saying I need a new fuel pump at £350. , without dropping the old on or tank. They say the wiring in the fuel pump stops the senders from working...?! Anyone. Advice pls. I feel really uneasy about letting them work on it.
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18th Dec 2018 1:21 pm |
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Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6910
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my senders were misbehaving, I bought a complete tank second hand and replaced it for not a lot of money Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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18th Dec 2018 1:27 pm |
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milesg
Member Since: 31 Dec 2009
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 151
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So, I won't name the Indy, but after not feeling right about the advice I was getting I decided to pick up the car and just pay for the diagnostics and 1.5 hour man time I had already clocked up.
They didn't like it, wanted to replace the fuel pump, both senders and sensors, 5hrs man hours to do it, + parts would have cost £995. They hadn't even fully dropped the tank but were determined that it was that that was causing it, not just a sender. So asked them to put it all together again and I would pick up.
So I paid c.£180 and guess what, fuel gauge is working fine. Done a 100 mile round trip since and it is all good. Hopefully it will stay this way. Fingers crossed.
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18th Dec 2018 9:55 pm |
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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20823
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It’s a known issue with connectors inside the tank. They corrode and break contact
There is a repair kit available, but the tank needed removed to access My D3 Build Thread
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18th Dec 2018 10:17 pm |
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Dr Jones
Member Since: 20 Feb 2012
Location: Pretoria
Posts: 56
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Like Disco Mikey said, the wires from the sensor to the plug corrode / vibrate off where it goes from unsoldered to soldered bit inside the insulation. If you can drop the tank and manage to reach the sensors you can unclip them, open them up and re-solder them. The pain is getting your arms inside the tank
https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showt...ost2844510
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20th Dec 2018 6:37 am |
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Mr.Pastry
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20th Dec 2018 8:57 am |
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milesg
Member Since: 31 Dec 2009
Location: Cotswolds
Posts: 151
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Cheers guys, whatever they did when they were 'investigating' seems to have sorted it. No need for new pump etc. as they were adament I would need.....
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20th Dec 2018 7:54 pm |
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Matric
Member Since: 30 Nov 2012
Location: Essex
Posts: 14
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Mine MY11 had the same issue. I dropped the tank on my driveway and wiggled the wires and it worked again for about a year. It then can back. The second time I replaced the tank as they are easy the purchase second hand and as someone previously stated only 6 bolts and 4 pipes to complete the job. Car was on extended suspension so the tank could be removed once on the floor. Axle stands under the chassis for safety reasons. The biggest hassle was transferring the fuel😏
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21st Dec 2018 4:56 pm |
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Flack
Member Since: 06 Sep 2006
Location: Preston Lancashire
Posts: 6300
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Got to drop my tank as my car keeps going in to limp mode, in tank pump only shows 3 psi , so new pump to be fitted over the xmas break ..
Flack
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21st Dec 2018 5:11 pm |
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