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    Posted: October/05/07 at 11:59am

Our 2003 Mini Super seems to have an issue with registering the amount of gas in the tank immediately after we fill up.  Has anyone else had this problem?

Once the tank is about 1/4 down, it starts to show again, but it does not seem to be consistent.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/05/07 at 12:34pm
The EXACT SAME THING happened to me with my Indi Blue MC. I'd say that it happens in my S but it's digital now so I'm not certain how accurate they are.
But that is common from what I know/have heard
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/06/07 at 12:46am
Sounds like a problem with a sticky sensor in the tank.  Anybody fix this around here?  Tristan?  Does the tank have to come down?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/07/07 at 10:23pm

I'm anxious to see if anyone has a solution. 

 We're still having problems with our headlights too.  They just don't seem to be aimed properly.  There must be a way to set a "baseline" they are so out of whack that high beam is the only way we get decent visibility. 

Tristan, got your message, sorry we weren't able to make it. Hopefully we'll get back into the swing of things soon.  It's awfully early for a Saturday morning! ! ! !

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/07/07 at 10:59pm

Have read 3 or 4 threads at NAM, all say the same thing sticky sensor in the tank. I guess its under the passenger side rear seat.

here is on of them.

http://www.northamericanmotoring.com/forums/showthread.php?t =94011&highlight=fuel+sensor+tank

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/08/07 at 12:40am
After reading the info on John's link and searching other NAM threads, I got out the Bentley book.  There are two sending units, one in each half of the saddlebag style fuel tank.  One is included in the fuel pump, and one in the fuel filter.  I'm not sure if both have to be working at the same time to make the guage work or make the transfer pump work or what, but the process to take them out is fairly straightforward.  Once out, I'm not sure what then - no test procedure mentioned (though with a multimeter you should be able to measure increasing resistance).  If I have the problem with my car, I might try taking things apart.  Not sure I want to do this on somebody else's car - the tank draining procedure can be a handful...  Mechanic time...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/08/07 at 9:36am

I have the same issue with a 1990 Dodge truck. I won't fix it because the work is worth as much as the truck but the concept is the same. The sender/float is out of adjustment or stuck.  

The assembly is under your back seats, one left. one right.Bentley Manual Pgs 160-7 thru -9 makes it look very easy.

It is hard to see from the pics if the assemblies are something you could fiddle with but it is a mechanical sender so I would be trying that first. Clean em up, check em out.. you know the drill.

Good luck.

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/09/07 at 1:33am
As mentioned above, you have to remove the rear seats to even attempt to fix it, and then is it worth the time and fuel that could spill into the Interior?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October/09/07 at 2:50am

I think interiors are highly overrrated. Ah the smell of gasoline!  Perhaps an upgrade to a fuel cell would solve the whole problem!

 

Just kidding. Best of luck whatever course you take.

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