Dodgy Fuel Guages

gumpy · 03-28-2010, 05:44 PM

My car has been working perfectly for the last month and a half since the initial problem... for me i figured it was the top part of the sensor being scrubbed a bit after i left the car for two weeks on a business trip...

Anyway it's been 3 weeks since the last refill for me due to another business trip, will see if the last dot survived or not since the last refil

spearfish25 · 03-28-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Yutzi

Well i have had my sensors fixed for 3 full tanks now and not an single issue.

When i first got the car and all the lights were working (for the first 5-6K kms) i also found the fuel level reading very inconsistent, from full tank to empty, this issue seemed to have been fixed also. This might of just been me though.

Brighton Nissan - Quoted 7-10 working days to have new parts in, I was called withing that time and they had the car fixed within a week of parts arriving.

How long were you without your car? Did they quickly diagnose the problem, give you the car back, and then you brought it back when the parts arrived? Or did they keep the car the whole time? And it took them a week to install the sensor? It's easy...doable in about 20-30 min...

Yutzi · 03-29-2010, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

How long were you without your car? Did they quickly diagnose the problem, give you the car back, and then you brought it back when the parts arrived? Or did they keep the car the whole time? And it took them a week to install the sensor? It's easy...doable in about 20-30 min...

I mentioned the fuel guage issue when i took it in for its 10K service. Service manager told me about the fuel senders when they called to mention my car was ready (after service) to pick up. When at the dealership he mentioned the parts will take 7-10 working days to arrive. Had my car until the parts arrived.
Once parts arrived they had the car for a couple of hours to fit the car in and replace the parts that caused the issue.

All in all pretty happy with the service.

GTRFAN · 03-29-2010, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Yutzi

I mentioned the fuel guage issue when i took it in for its 10K service. Service manager told me about the fuel senders when they called to mention my car was ready (after service) to pick up. When at the dealership he mentioned the parts will take 7-10 working days to arrive. Had my car until the parts arrived.
Once parts arrived they had the car for a couple of hours to fit the car in and replace the parts that caused the issue.

All in all pretty happy with the service.

Hey Yutzi, was this at Brighton Nissan? The guys at Blackburn diagnosed mine to be the dash cluster and I think they're wrong. If you're happy with the new senders and have run a few tanks, then I'll ask Blackburn to call your service manager at Brighton and have a chat. We need to be 100% sure the senders fix the issue though....

any info regarding the date you had this fixed and the contact names would be helpful. Thanks

Yutzi · 03-30-2010, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GTRFAN

Hey Yutzi, was this at Brighton Nissan? The guys at Blackburn diagnosed mine to be the dash cluster and I think they're wrong. If you're happy with the new senders and have run a few tanks, then I'll ask Blackburn to call your service manager at Brighton and have a chat. We need to be 100% sure the senders fix the issue though....

any info regarding the date you had this fixed and the contact names would be helpful. Thanks

Hi GTRFAN

Yeah it was Brighton Nissan.
I dealt with the service manager there, cant remember his name though. But he diagnosed it as the senders, replaced them and it has fixed the problem.

Yutz

GTRFAN · 03-30-2010, 11:48 PM

Thanks Yuts

gumpy · 04-07-2010, 06:38 PM

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH my car's final light is out again...

GTRFAN you were correct... =(

I hate nissan so much right now...

GTRFAN · 04-07-2010, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gumpy

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH my car's final light is out again...

GTRFAN you were correct... =(

I hate nissan so much right now...

So did you have one sender replaced like Yutzi and now the issue is back? Hmm yeah it looks more like Blackburn were right about some part in the cluster... I'll find out exactly what they said it was. I think both senders in the tank send an electronic signal to the cluster and the electronics interprets both signals and displays the LED and the average fuel, etc.

I really don't want to have my cluster swapped out as the Odometer gets reset and can't be changed. Initially that seems like a free clock wind back, but when it comes time to sell the logs books wont match and it'll look really dodgy even though it's not.

Let me call Nissan and get all the details and then I'll demand a free set of 19" for compensation.

Farkers

gumpy · 04-07-2010, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GTRFAN

So did you have one sender replaced like Yutzi and now the issue is back? Hmm yeah it looks more like Blackburn were right about some part in the cluster... I'll find out exactly what they said it was. I think both senders in the tank send an electronic signal to the cluster and the electronics interprets both signals and displays the LED and the average fuel, etc.

I really don't want to have my cluster swapped out as the Odometer gets reset and can't be changed. Initially that seems like a free clock wind back, but when it comes time to sell the logs books wont match and it'll look really dodgy even though it's not.

Let me call Nissan and get all the details and then I'll demand a free set of 19" for compensation.

Farkers

AHAHAH free set of 19"s would be adequate compensation =)

I have a 10k service coming up, i guess I'll take it in to Nissan, and get them to re-fix the hatch springs, look at the senders and do the damn service at a rip-off price... =( The time saving of going to the one place outweighes servicing it else where at the moment. I never had the senders changed up til this point, i got the last light back via techron and 98 octane fuel... but it was only a bandaid fix to a component issue it seems.

If they say they have to reinstall the cluster i'm going to say no thanks...

Yutzi · 04-08-2010, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gumpy

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH my car's final light is out again...

GTRFAN you were correct... =(

I hate nissan so much right now...

Not good to hear that the issue hasnt gone away. Ill be keeping a close eye on my fuel guage. I done about 3K since the replacing of the senders and still no problem.
Wont be happy

if the issue comes back.

spearfish25 · 04-22-2010, 08:56 PM

FWIW, my gauge has slowly started working fine again. It was perfect until I used a bottle of Techron. Then suddenly on the next fillup, I had the last two lights out (closest to 'full'). With about 4-5 more tanks, first the second to last light came back on, and now they all light up again after a refill. I'm suspicious that the Techron applies a coating to the sensor that F's things up until it dissolves/wears off.

gumpy · 04-22-2010, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Yutzi

Not good to hear that the issue hasnt gone away. Ill be keeping a close eye on my fuel guage. I done about 3K since the replacing of the senders and still no problem.
Wont be happy

if the issue comes back.

If the issue comes back I'd support you in a plan to severely hurt Nissan Execs... such a basic thing and they **** it up... This is something Hyundai and Proton can do correctly you know? even Tata have fuel guages that work...

gumpy · 04-22-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

FWIW, my gauge has slowly started working fine again. It was perfect until I used a bottle of Techron. Then suddenly on the next fillup, I had the last two lights out (closest to 'full'). With about 4-5 more tanks, first the second to last light came back on, and now they all light up again after a refill. I'm suspicious that the Techron applies a coating to the sensor that F's things up until it dissolves/wears off.

Get the Sobs at Nissan to fix it...

In saying that what made you try techron if it was working fine?

GTRFAN · 04-22-2010, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gumpy

Get the Sobs at Nissan to fix it...

In saying that what made you try techron if it was working fine?

I think the Techron was disscussed in one of the american threads. I tried a bottle and it has actually improved things. I have also switch to BP Ultimate from Shell and I now get all lights on, but mostly just the last one out.

I'm going to let the whole issue go as it doesn't really bother me.

gumpy · 04-23-2010, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by GTRFAN

I think the Techron was disscussed in one of the american threads. I tried a bottle and it has actually improved things. I have also switch to BP Ultimate from Shell and I now get all lights on, but mostly just the last one out.

I'm going to let the whole issue go as it doesn't really bother me.

Yeah Techron started in the main forum and i mentioned it here...

I might give it a go, it does bother me... damn ocd... my life would be so much easier without it

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spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	FWIW, my gauge has slowly started working fine again. It was perfect until I used a bottle of Techron. Then suddenly on the next fillup, I had the last two lights out (closest to 'full'). With about 4-5 more tanks, first the second to last light came back on, and now they all light up again after a refill. I'm suspicious that the Techron applies a coating to the sensor that F's things up until it dissolves/wears off. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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gumpy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 449 Drives: 09 370z white manual Rep Power: 16	My car has been working perfectly for the last month and a half since the initial problem... for me i figured it was the top part of the sensor being scrubbed a bit after i left the car for two weeks on a business trip... Anyway it's been 3 weeks since the last refill for me due to another business trip, will see if the last dot survived or not since the last refil

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gumpy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 449 Drives: 09 370z white manual Rep Power: 16	AHHHHHHHHHHHHH my car's final light is out again... GTRFAN you were correct... =( I hate nissan so much right now...