MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Russboy on June 15, 2023, 07:57:39 am

Title: My fuel gauge doesn’t work
Post by: Russboy on June 15, 2023, 07:57:39 am: So I got my 1st mk5 gti a few days ago. Refuelled it and now the fuel gauge is stuck on fuel. Can anyone help
Title: Re: My fuel gauge doesn’t work
Post by: bobby_fodge on June 15, 2023, 11:00:40 am: I assume you've done enough miles to know that the guage should be reading less than full?

Access for the intank pump/fuel level float is under the rear bench seat. You could check if the float is stuck and free it if that's the case.
Title: Re: My fuel gauge doesn’t work
Post by: Russboy on June 15, 2023, 11:08:03 am: The fuel gauge dropped to zero after a few miles, I turned the car off and on again and it went back to full, and it’s not dropped since. I’ve done about 40 miles and it’s not moved at all. :( also the digi fuel gauge still reads 335 miles to fill up.
Title: Re: My fuel gauge doesn’t work
Post by: OllieVRS on June 30, 2023, 02:23:59 pm: Quote from: Russboy on June 15, 2023, 11:08:03 am
The fuel gauge dropped to zero after a few miles, I turned the car off and on again and it went back to full, and it’s not dropped since. I’ve done about 40 miles and it’s not moved at all. :( also the digi fuel gauge still reads 335 miles to fill up.

Have you done a VCDS or another OBD2 scan for error codes?
Title: Re: My fuel gauge doesn’t work
Post by: pudding on June 30, 2023, 09:27:12 pm: It'll either be the level sender on the pump housing (most likely) or the gauge itself (less likely).
Title: Re: My fuel gauge doesn’t work
Post by: Russboy on June 30, 2023, 09:31:08 pm: Thanks allot for your help everyone, by Monday fingers crossed I will know how much fuel I will have In the car.
Title: Re: My fuel gauge doesn’t work
Post by: pudding on June 30, 2023, 09:34:56 pm: Pop the pump out and with the ignition on, move the float by hand and see if the gauge moves accordingly.