fuel gauge issues...

[mk1magic]

Hi,
Popped down the shop in the 316 earlier and found the fuel gauge to be not working....
Any ideas not had chance to check anything as its dark lol
cheers chaps
Arron

[e21-Mark]

fuse?

[mk1magic]

to be honest probs is just wondering if there is anything 316's are known for
cheers m8
Btw whats your name your always the first to post a reply!
Arron

[nas80]

if its one of the fuses, it will be on the top row. i cant tell u which one as my fuse box lid is in german!

[mk1magic]

lol goddam fuses this bloody thing blows fuses every 5 mins! Ill ava gander 2moz!
Cheers

[nas80]

yea. you need to take each fuse out, then with a small bit of sandpaper give each terminal a clean, or go maplin. buy electronic contact cleaner then spray the whole can on it!

[Peter V.]

It would be fuse number 14. But if this is the problem some other things must not work also.

The things for fuse 14 are:
*All the warninglights of the dash.
*Temp. gauge.
*reverselights
*Rev.meter.

What i had more than once is that the ground contact behind the dash is oxidated. Once it was a problem at the levelmeasurement at the fueltank.

[mk1magic]

sorted
Im gunna ava look at the earth connection behind the dash as the dash lights still dont work!
cheers
Arron

[murran]

about every third time i check the levels, i take the fuse box lid off and give all the fuses a few twists each!

[e21-Mark]

I'm still hunting for brass or copper bullet fuses as a solution to the corrosion.

[MRE21]

It would be fuse number 14. But if this is the problem some other things must not work also.

The things for fuse 14 are:
*All the warninglights of the dash.
*Temp. gauge.
*reverselights
*Rev.meter.

What i had more than once is that the ground contact behind the dash is oxidated. Once it was a problem at the levelmeasurement at the fueltank.

I am having a similar problem also with my fuel guage and rev counter. All the needles go crazy up and down etc mainly the fuel guage- How can I locate and identify the ground contact behind the dash?
Cheers Ally

[Reck]

Where can I buy bullet fuses? I've not had one go in the past 14 months but I don't have any spares so I think it's only a matter of time now.. Had a look on ebay but couldn't see owt.