The fuel guage in my '03 SLE doesn't seem to be working right anymore. It works when it is full down to about half-tank then it just stays at the full mark. DO I need to replace the sending unit in the tank?? If so can I do just the sending unit or should I replace the pump too? The car has about 140,000 miles on it. I've done pumps in GM trucks a couple times and it can be hard to remove the pump from the sending unit without breaking the clips.
Any advice is appreciated.
Fuel guage not working
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Re: Fuel guage not working
Provided the gauge does its sweep at start up, the sender is bad. The nice part of the 00+ Bonnevilles is that there is an access panel in the trunk to get at the pump. There are a couple of videos made by member Hans on here that detail the process. Search those. All you have to replace is the wiper rheostat thing, as demonstrated in the vids.
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Re: Fuel guage not working
Awesome. Thanks I'll search for the vids.