drysd4le Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Hi, I have recently noticed that my fuel gauge has been reading wrong intermittently and now my car has started idling very rough from start, with a smell of petrol too. I was wondering if this could be due to fuel sender issue possibly overfuelling has anyone got any advice on this?. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4510 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Mines exactly the same, I'd love to know the problem! My idle is very rough and the accelerator seems sticky, also revs high sometimes when I put the clutch down and the fuel gauge jumps 50mpg apart within a few minutes of driving then goes back, usually when it's getting quite low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drysd4le Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Just ordered an OBD2 reader see if I can figure anything out from there, possibly codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Hi, I have recently noticed that my fuel gauge has been reading wrong intermittently and now my car has started idling very rough from start, with a smell of petrol too. I was wondering if this could be due to fuel sender issue possibly overfuelling has anyone got any advice on this?. Cheers. Your fuel sender unit and MAF are probably dirty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drysd4le Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Cheers mate, that was my thoughts, gonna try and give them a clean in the next few days. I really hope it sorts it, really really frustrating. Think I also need to replace the fuel damper as I have a tick too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4510 Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Cheers mate, that was my thoughts, gonna try and give them a clean in the next few days. I really hope it sorts it, really really frustrating. Think I also need to replace the fuel damper as I have a tick too! Did you get round to sorting this mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard.hezlett Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Regards the inaccurate fuel gauge reading Adam, if you search under 350Z forum-350Z faq-guides there is a thread titled "How to- fix the inaccurate fuel gauge" which provides a step by step guide to cleaning the 2 fuel senders. Sorry I can't post up a direct link. Never found out how to do it on an iPad yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Regards the inaccurate fuel gauge reading Adam, if you search under 350Z forum-350Z faq-guides there is a thread titled "How to- fix the inaccurate fuel gauge" which provides a step by step guide to cleaning the 2 fuel senders. Sorry I can't post up a direct link. Never found out how to do it on an iPad yet. Done it for you Rich. Link: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/54763-how-to-fix-the-inaccurate-fuel-gauge-pdf/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJRamze Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Cheers for that GM, The new Zeds fuel gauge seems to have a mind of its own! For those that are incompetent (Myself) has anyone ever had a dealer fix this and the sorts of costs you are looking at? Edited April 5, 2015 by CJRamze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard.hezlett Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Regards the inaccurate fuel gauge reading Adam, if you search under 350Z forum-350Z faq-guides there is a thread titled "How to- fix the inaccurate fuel gauge" which provides a step by step guide to cleaning the 2 fuel senders. Sorry I can't post up a direct link. Never found out how to do it on an iPad yet. Done it for you Rich. Link: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/54763-how-to-fix-the-inaccurate-fuel-gauge-pdf/ Cheers Garth. You never let me down! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4510 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMetal Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 I cleaned mine as described and the issue is still there although much less erratic, just a feature of the car I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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