JonnyL
Member Since: 19 Nov 2009
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Posts: 55
  
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Hi Guys,
I've had my disco 3 for 15 months and a couple of months after I bought it last december in the bad snow the fuel gauge started playing up going from a range of approx 400 miles down to 5 miles and tank pointer dropping to zero and orange light coming on.
After switiching on and off it never happended again until the last few days when Ive been having loads of fun in the northumberland snow. Again range drops and pointer on gauge drops to bottom and fuel light comes on. Its happpened about 7-8 times over the last 5 days.
Is this a common fault/easy fix as going in for a service next week?
Cheers
JonnyL
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 28th Nov 2010 9:21 pm |
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JonnyL
Member Since: 19 Nov 2009
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Posts: 55
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Come on guys,
Somebody somewhere must have had this fault or at least a fuel gauge fault?
JonnyL
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| 29th Nov 2010 8:06 pm |
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zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 794
 
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When my fuel tank is quarter of a tank and below, if I park on a slope facing downwards with the engine running, when I come back to it the gauge will read 0, the tank range will read 0 and the light is on. After about 15-20 minutes driving, the gauge gradually returns to what it was before.
A new fuel tank has been ordered for my car as the senders that they want to replaceare plastic welded onto it and can't be ordered seperately, just waiting for it to come into stock now.
cheers Alex
2007 D3 TDV6 HSE
2009 Caterham Supersport
2005 FFRR Vogue SE 4.2 Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG
Last edited by zarnd on 7th Dec 2010 1:29 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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| 30th Nov 2010 10:53 am |
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Discomog
Member Since: 23 Jan 2008
Location: somewhere on the Notts/Lincs border
Posts: 8
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Hi Jonny,
Experienced a similar problem this morning with ambient temp down to minus 15c. Gauge reading correctly at 3/4 full, mpg showing 28.5 but range is showing 120 miles. Vehicle is 2006 and never experienced problem before today. Also noticed that dash lights would only work with headlight switch on, turn switch to sidelights only and all dash lights went out.
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| 7th Dec 2010 10:19 am |
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