Fuel Gauge Stopped Working

[Baolach]

hey guys
fuel gauge decided to stop working on my e36 1.6l.
tried all the fuses and no joy. was wondering if anyone out there has had a similar problem or knows how to solve it. cheers!

[JD2710]

fuel level senders, under ur rear seat, do a search and u should find some threas how to get in there and check it.

[Baolach]

cheers found a usefull post and found the problem.
wire on on the fuel sender conection has become dissconnected.
now to fix it!

[jdc430]

link please anyone? i am having this same problem :S

[Slip Kid]

If it is a fuel level sender problem, this sometimes can be fixed with 1 or 2 uses of a "fuel system cleaner" fuel additive such as Techron. Techron is the most expensive, there's also STP, Valvoline, and many others.

If the problem is in the gauge itself, or the wiring, this will not help - but it will clean your injectors and valves also, so it's not wasted $ if it doesn't work.

[Tefal]

If u lift the rear seat base up, there are 2 metal round covers held down with 4 screws each, remove covers, unplug fuel pump/senders, remove fuel lines, Carefully bash round the black plastic rings, remove pump/senders, check wiring, they usually break underneath, ie in the tank when fitted