80 series fuel tank sender unit

depending on which tank, both can be accessed from within cabin, tanks dont need to be emptied.

Hmm the gauge on my main tank is malfunctioning - it's stuck on empty - so the odometer is my fuel gauge now. Regards Toni

Cheers Dozer that's what I was after have you done this job before if so what's the tricks I need to know thanks

Cheers Dozer have you done this job before if so what tricks do I need to know thanks

Peter,

I had a simular problem, fuel gauge was stuck on 1/4 full all the time. This was in the main tank, 90lt.

The problem was a internal baffle had worked loose and was stopping the sender unit float from moving.

To fix the problem I had to gain access to the tank, this was done from inside the vehicle. If you lift the back seats up and remove the floor covering you will find a cover plate. Remove the plate and the top of the tank and sender unit will be seen. You can remove the sender unit and with it still wired up the unit should move and the fuel gauge still work.

The next step is to find the baffle plate that has worked loose and remove it. I had to put my hand into the tank where I had removed the sender unit from and locate the baffle. Working the baffle back and forward I was able to break it away from the tank.

It is a tight fit and my arm was scratched up a bit but the problem was fixed.

I hope this is the solution to your problem.

Wayne

Thank you Wayne this does sound like the problem as a new sender is worth 300 and the bloke said they very rarely sell any because there so good this is great news I'll take a look on weekend cheers mate

Hi Dozer this was a while back but finally got to look at me fuel tank you were spot on being a lose baffle and also spot on say a prick of a job and getting cut up in procees but al done works fine .
Cheers Mate