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diverwally Member Since: 10 Feb 2016 Location: Farnham Posts: 18 |
Syptoms :- Fuel gauge drops to zero and range drops rapidly. Engine cuts out or goes into limp mode to protect engine. Sometimes fuel gauge will recover or will reset on re-start.
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17th Feb 2016 2:59 pm |
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Greybeard Member Since: 10 Aug 2010 Location: E Sussex Posts: 157 |
Fantastic diverwally. Many thanks for that. Very helpful. |
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18th Feb 2016 2:45 pm |
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Steve D Member Since: 19 Jan 2013 Location: Essexshire Posts: 4108 |
What a cracking write-up. Well done - that's going to help a lot of people. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
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18th Feb 2016 4:47 pm |
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0114matt Member Since: 22 Feb 2016 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1 |
Hi my freelander 2 on a 58 . The fuel guage was saying there was no fuel in when there was 1/2 a tank and sometimes started to work as normal again??? But now the car was running perfect until I come to start it this morning and not it won't start??? Any help please |
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22nd Feb 2016 11:11 pm |
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nektheoil Member Since: 26 Sep 2009 Location: constanta Posts: 1 |
I've had the same problem with fuel gauge on my freelander 2 11/2007 for the last two years. But fortunately this summer after a real off road driving on greek mountains the problem was fixed!!! Lucky me!!! |
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1st Sep 2016 9:23 am |
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diverwally Member Since: 10 Feb 2016 Location: Farnham Posts: 18 |
My advice would be to carry a small resistor toolkit which is explained in previous posts. If it happens again, which is highly likely if it's done it once already, then your ecu may interpret a nil signal as no fuel present and immobilise your engine to protect itself from running dry. By using the resistors you can fool the ecu by simulating a sender signal enabling the engine to still run. |
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1st Sep 2016 4:32 pm |
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mrk Member Since: 04 Sep 2016 Location: burton Posts: 12 |
hi, brilliant write up on removing the tank, i am on leave on friday and will be doing the work myself on our drive while the weather is untypically good.
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5th Sep 2016 6:48 am |
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Horsemaddad Member Since: 07 Apr 2015 Location: Bishop Auckland Posts: 28 |
Diverwally,
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6th Sep 2016 1:27 pm |
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thiagodepaula981 Member Since: 18 Jan 2017 Location: Juiz de Fora Posts: 1 |
Diverwally,
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18th Jan 2017 1:14 pm |
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gasman Member Since: 02 May 2013 Location: Tyneside Posts: 891 |
Diverwally
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25th Jan 2017 6:29 pm |
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phillithom Member Since: 13 May 2016 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 19 |
Just been steered to this thread and waiting for the main dealer to come back with their fix for our fuel problems.
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15th Dec 2017 12:43 pm |
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dondiddy Member Since: 16 Apr 2017 Location: Hamilton Posts: 753 |
Most fuel tanks nowadays don`t have a drain plug so they are drained with a "Hurdy Gurdy" type machine that drains most of the fuel out of the tank to a point that it is light enough to manhandle. The machine will have a mix of good fuel and contaminated fuel from previous use and will also include petrol where there has been a misfuelled vehicle being drained. The workshop will not reuse any of that fuel to prevent any engine damage or possible resulting breakdowns. I have seen it been used in some back street garages in a space heater as free fuel. Gives off a rather scary flare at times when there is old petrol in the mix however! Best to have it running on fumes when you take it into the dealers for the tank to come out! |
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15th Dec 2017 1:08 pm |
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phillithom Member Since: 13 May 2016 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 19 |
Thanks dondiddy - trouble is we'd been advised by the breakdown assistance to fill the tank and had just done so before it went in to the dealers..........................
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15th Dec 2017 2:03 pm |
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phillithom Member Since: 13 May 2016 Location: Cheltenham Posts: 19 |
......also, to diverwally - I downloaded the technical bulletin online with no probs and saved it as a word document.
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15th Dec 2017 2:53 pm |
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