Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 14:28:18 GMT From: "mjd900c97" <m.j.dalynopsam.com> Subject: Re: 1995 900S Inaccurate fuel gauge?
I'm not sure your problem is that bad. My 97 900s had same problem when I got it. I returned to the dealer/mechanic and he fixed by resetting computer. It's been fine for the last 6 months. "VSingh493" <vsingh493nopsamcomnojunk> wrote in message news:20020216004724.28974.00001696nopsamd.aol.com... > Subject: Re: 1995 900S Inaccurate fuel gauge? > From: vsingh493nopsamcomnojunk (VSingh493) > Date: 2/15/02 11:38 PM Eastern Standard Time > Message-id: <20020215233802.28970.00001515nopsamd.aol.com> > > >Subject: 1995 900S Inaccurate fuel gauge? > >From: andrewunix agreenbunopsamAMnyx.net > >Date: 2/15/02 3:43 PM Eastern Standard Time > >Message-id: <slrna6qsns.6vi.agreenbunopsam0.nyx.net> > > > >Hi, I've owned a 1995 900S for a couple of months now, and even though it > >supposedly has an 18-gallon fuel tank, if I wait until the needle hits 'R' > >and the gas indicator light comes on, I can still only add 12 or 13 > >gallons to it. Has anyone heard of fuel gauges going south on a model this > >recent? > > > Hello, > > I had this problem last week and just got my car fixed, I could only get 10 > gallons into the tank. > > (I had a cracked fuel pipe, they replaced it with an UNVENTED one, which they > fixed the second time with a correctly vented one, and I don't know whether > driving with the unvented one contributed to the problem, but there it is, I > ate the cost, since they didn't touch the fuel pump during the repair to the > fuel pipe.) > > The problem is that your FUEL PUMP is about to GO BUST. You should get it > fixed before you break down on a strange highway far from home. > > Here's what it cost me: > $330 for the fuel pump. > $200 for labor. > > My car is seven years old, 1995 900 SE. As soon as they replaced the fuel > pump, the gas gauge was back to normal. > > Sorry for the bad news. Try and get a good estimate. > > Best of luck, > VS >
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