E30 fuel gauge

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MW de Jager - 05 Jan 2006 10:32 GMT

My 320i, 1987 model has recently started to show very varying fuel readings
when it nears the empty mark. It is almost as if the gauge swings left and
right as the fuel splashes from one side of the tank to the other. Is there
an easy solution to this problem?

If the tank is above half full, the fuel gauge does not behave like this.

Kind regards
MW

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John Burns - 05 Jan 2006 14:30 GMT

> My 320i, 1987 model has recently started to show very varying fuel readings
> when it nears the empty mark. It is almost as if the gauge swings left and
> right as the fuel splashes from one side of the tank to the other. Is there
> an easy solution to this problem?

I'd remove the level sensor and clean it. If you remove the rear seat
bottom you'll find an access panel.

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