Fuel Gauge not working

[PisceanJoy]

I have recently bought a Bongo. The fuel gauge wasn't working and the previous owner said e had got it fixed. It seemed to work. But on my way back from Glastonbury Festival yesterday I started with 1/2 a tank was stuck in a queue for 2 hours getting off site
My friend said how are you for petrol and I looked and the gauge was nearly on empty
Luckily found a garage and filled up. By the cost it really was still 1/2 full.
So the fuel gauge isn't working again Any suggestion to possible causes before I take it to the garage who were supposed to have fixed it?

[francophile1947]

Loads of info already on here about fuel gauge problems - in fact there's one a bit further down this page - see http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=32496. Probably just a bad earth.

[David Edwards]

Depends on what they meant when they said they fixed it, have a go at the earth lead, at least it is a start, if that dont fix it then take it back.

[Shane]

Same problem with mine, I have had an auto electrician check the earth - fine no probs. So I
bought a secondhand sender unit from a BF member and had it fitted, still the same.

I just go by the odometer and fill up when required, we have got used to doing it.

Is there a cure out there ?

[mikeonb4c]

Same problem with mine, I have had an auto electrician check the earth - fine no probs. So I
bought a secondhand sender unit from a BF member and had it fitted, still the same.

I just go by the odometer and fill up when required, we have got used to doing it.

Is there a cure out there ?

dipstick anyone?

[missfixit70]

When you say they checked the earth, did they actually remake it?

[graham33]

I could check the earth if you live near Plymouth - I have whats called an Earth bonding kit - which tests milli ohms through various cables - normally you should be no more than 23milli Ohms through mutliple earths and only 2milli Ohms through one link.

If the sender unit is ok - then I would try testing the actual gauge, making sure that the signals/voltages are 1. getting to the gauge and 2. seeing if the guage will give a good deflection.

hope you get it working....

[David Edwards]

There is a hell of a lot of difference in checking the earth connection and renewing it, I could look at anything and say I had checked it and it looked fine, have a go cleaning the earth connection and make a second like I have and I am sure you will find that by a miracle, lol, the problem MAY be solved, good luck but...have a go its easy.

[PisceanJoy]

Thanks for all the advice. i am not mechanically minded, so intend printing all the blurb from teh various links and going to the garage that fixed it as well as talking to a mechanically minded mate who is going to fit a leisure battery for me

[Shane]

New Earth fitted but still no joy. Never mind we will be in France in
a couple of weeks and the wine will help sort earthly matters out.

[Pablobongo]

I have recently bought a Bongo. The fuel gauge wasn't working and the previous owner said e had got it fixed. It seemed to work. But on my way back from Glastonbury Festival yesterday I started with 1/2 a tank was stuck in a queue for 2 hours getting off site
My friend said how are you for petrol and I looked and the gauge was nearly on empty
Luckily found a garage and filled up. By the cost it really was still 1/2 full.
So the fuel gauge isn't working again Any suggestion to possible causes before I take it to the garage who were supposed to have fixed it?

Strange that it was not cured.....did you make a totally new earth?