sketchy fuel gauge

steve bain · Post by **steve bain** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:33 pm

hi guys. first of, hello, i'm new here. i hope there wasn't an intro section i was meant to say hi in. sorry if there was.

i just bought a 1.2 52 plate polo off the dreaded ebay as my daily (i'm actually a scirocco man myself, sorry) its been bloody brilliant and i must admit i love the luxuries.

my question is the fuel gauge has now got stuck on 100% after i filled it up. i've only done 70 miles or so but would have expected it to move by now. or is it really that efficient?! my rocco would need filling up soon!

it worked when we bought it at the weekend.

any idea?

cheers in advance, steve

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:29 pm

Hello Steve welcome.

Your gauge sounds normal to me, mine stays at full for ages before it starts to move. Although if it still says full after 300 miles I would get it checked out.

Enjoy the forum.
Gary.

pip_polo · Post by **pip_polo** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:36 pm

i filled mine up to the top and Â£2 more and got to skegvegas and about 50 miles to gti inters before it moved. about 80-90 miles easy. so i would say its a problem lol, but like gary said, after about 300 miles and it doesn't move there will be a problem.. or your getting uber good mpg

daa709 · Post by **daa709** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:36 pm

Yeh mine does that. Does it for about 80 miles, then suddenly in 5 mins I'm missing a 1/4 of a tank..

steve bain · Post by **steve bain** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:35 pm

oh thank goodness!! i hope its that as buying a new car and getting prblems straight away would suck!!

something weird happened earlier, when i drove away then braked loads of water came in just below the speaker into the footwell and made a big slosh noise. i guess it built up in the inside of the door and couldn't drain away? strange!! its been raining a lot here though. heres my cars...
i know its only a 1.2 and its meant to be a practical daily but i can feel some audi alloys and coilovers coming...

ebay special! Â£2650, which i thought was a bargain.

my scirocco

my volksrod project

steve bain · Post by **steve bain** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:01 am

over 20 miles the gauge has now dropped about 1/8 of a tank. so you are all correct. a wealth of knowledge. cheers folks. steve

daa709 · Post by **daa709** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:43 am

I know masses of water collects on the roof of these cars. Esp. if it's been waxed. When you brake, there's a tidal wave everywhere, but never had it fall in the car! I'd get the rubber checked