my fuel gauge is reading WEIRD

[nwe30]

so filled my car up on a full tank (i let the nozzle turn off by itself) at the gas station. when i got in my car and fired her up, the gauge showed that the tank was only 3/4 full. i was confused but i just left. i've driven a little over 100 miles now and the gauge dropped down to almost empty. this shouldn't happen....

so basically my gauge is reading wrong. easy fix?

[JeST]

Did you notice how many gallons the car took at the gas pump? Stock I believe is around 11 gallons and it should definitely get more then 200 miles out of it.

[sweet6e30]

[Brandon12V]

erratic fuel gauge dawg. welcome to an e30. I just wait until the yellow light comes on before I fill up. that or else your fuel level sender next to you in-tank fuel pump is no longer working. they're cheap. I sold a used one for 5 bucks plus shipping.

edit: sometimes pressure will also build up in the tank before it fills all the way. this can cause the nozzle to click off premature. maybe your nozzle was shooting blanks. :p

[nomansland92]

^ this is probably want happen. Fumes built up in the tank and caused the nozzle to shot off easly and only giving you 3/4 a tank

[woodisgood]

I drank like five ipa"s and now my gas smells like hops.

[BrooklynMW]

Beerfarts

[nwe30]

Did you notice how many gallons the car took at the gas pump? Stock I believe is around 11 gallons and it should definitely get more then 200 miles out of it.

cant be...my car took like 15 one time.

i have an m50 with a 4.10 lsd. but the thing is, i havent been driving crazy. im almost on empty now and it's only been 140 miles

[BMC227]

lol.

[AirplaneBuilder]

I fill up full tank and it shows full on the gauge but within couple days it shows empty and when i fill up it only takes 6-7 gallons. couple times i drove on "empty" for a few days and then filled up 9-10.

[Asrial Dune]

The fuel gauge in my last eta was out for a few years. I just reset the trip odometer every time I filled up and refilled around 200 miles. It isn't a big deal as long as your odometer works.

[CHIF8008]

yea i dont think my car has taken anything more that like 7 gallons to fill up from empty

[ALYKZANDYR]

E30 gauges not work? slap dash. problem solved.

[AirplaneBuilder]

E30 gauges not work? slap dash. problem solved.

That fixes my temperature gauge and my clock from triping but doesnt work on the fuel gauge.

[87e30]

My fuel gauge is all kinds of weird. It does the exact same thing. It will drop below the e when full empty though.

However I usually make it around 150-170 miles on a tank with m52/s50 and 3.73. 19mpg mixed with both. :(