my fuel tank sending unit work but when u got half a tank and u hit the gas it drops to zero. even when it's full, it will sometime go to half way. is this all thirdgen or just mine goin bad???? its realy annoying. the cheapest one i found was $188 anyone know where i can get a better deal? do they sell the whole fuel pump module, with everything?

 

Sounds like it's bad, but could be a bad connection too. You can probably find a used one at a junkyard or on ebay.

 

how steady does ur gauge stays at one location? my cars always been like, since i bought it ?

 

SPECTRA PREMIUM Part # FG20A More Info
Includes Fuel Sender, Float and Strainer (Fuel Pump Not Included); with Harness $127.79

DORMAN Part # 692137 $191.79

Both @ Rock Auto

$180 is steep, i paid $100 for the sending unit for my 88 t-bird from these guys. not too shabby

No opinion on problem, still thinkin

 

Had the same problem with mine.
I 1st went to the aluminum wires in the sub-harness, that reside near the left tail light. Right then and there, the wires accidentally pulled away from the nylon connector. Gave me the chance to test both the gauge and the float. Not the float.
Then I re-connected the aluminum wires directly to the copper wires in the main harness, thereby eliminating the nylon plug.
Next, pulled the gauge. Reinserted it, pulled it, etc., several times. Problem solved. Oxidation was the problem.

Side note:Aluminum wires were a bad engineering idea, regardless of whether or not they were actually at fault.

Seth

 

i had all my guages changed to autometer, so that shouldnt be the problem. its always been like that, so i know its not a guage issue. if im sitting still on flat ground it will show the actaul reading, does your guys thirdgen act like this way or just mine??? thanks DJ DELSYM, u saved me some money if i need to buy one

 

i found this at autometer.com. doesnt any one have any more speific info about are cars, regrading this?




Why does my fuel level gauge bounce around when I am driving?

If your fuel level gauge stays still when the car is still, the problem is due to sloshing fuel in the tank. When the vehicle is in motion, fuel is allowed to move back and forth and move, or “slosh” around. Many late model tanks have internal baffling and some fuel cells use a foam insert that help keep fuel from moving around too much. When the fuel is moving around, it is moving the float up and down on the sender, which causes the gauge to respond by moving back and forth. Some OEM’s have also used what is called “anti-slosh modules” to battle this problem in production vehicles. Unfortunately, we know of no after market anti-slosh module to operate with an after market fuel level gauge. Some amount of slosh or movement is normal with a non-baffled or a non-foam filled tank.