Petrol Gauge Calibration

LSainsbury · Post by **LSainsbury** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:45 pm

Hi all,

When filling my cc up yesterday, I noticed that the petrol gauge did not go all the way to the "1" - it was a few millimetres below the marker...is this a problem with the gauge calibration; can anything be done before I speak to those monkeys, sorry nice people at Peugeot?

Cheers

Lee

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:14 pm

u tried only pressing the pump handle a little so no air gets caught telling u the car is full but its not really??? i always after the first click fill up really slowly to ensure it fills up totally

LSainsbury · Post by **LSainsbury** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:32 pm

As far as I could tell - the tank was full...I did "pump" the pump a number of times (around 5 or 6) to make sure it was full...perhaps next time I'll try the 45 degrees tip??

BTW - the fuel had no problems flowing when it was flowing in the first 30 seconds!

Lee

Eye See · Post by **Eye See** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 11:01 pm

I am sure the handbook tells you no more than 3 pulls of the trigger after the initial cut out otherwise damage might be caused.

Probably covering themselves again so they can get out of any warranty claims on the fuel system!

Eye See

LSainsbury · Post by **LSainsbury** » Wed Oct 23, 2002 9:54 pm

Hi All,

My 206cc went into the garage yesterday for a few minor things - on my list was the petrol gauge calibration fault...

I have been told that Peugeot UK will be sendig a recall letter in the next 8 weeks - some 206cc's (possibly some 206's as well) have faulty "sender" units - they will be replacing them - so expect a recall letter soon!

Lee

marriott30 · Post by **marriott30** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:47 pm

Hi all
My 206 cc drinks fuel, I know its a 2ltr but my last car was a 328i bmw and it was much better any views.
Cheers paul

Post by **Lyndon** » Tue Jan 07, 2003 8:52 pm

lead in your right foot

soz couldn't resist

marriott30 · Post by **marriott30** » Thu Jan 09, 2003 9:04 pm

The cars not as quick as the bmw or I wouldnt mind but you would think for such a small car, I will have to check the fuel comp and see what it works out as mpg
Paul

LSainsbury · Post by **LSainsbury** » Sat Jan 11, 2003 2:21 pm

*Update* Spoken to Peugeot againg today (in there for a service!)

There is no current recall for the "sender" unit - although they can recalibrate the gizmo that calculates how much petrol you have left. You need to book it in to be done and if that does not fix it, they will replace the sender unit.

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 12:30 pm

I've noticed on mine when filling up that the pump quite often clicks off when the tank is nowhere near full. On some pumps this happens loads and is really frustrating! Has anyone else experienced this?

It also makes it difficult to know if my gauge is calibrated properly - I've never had it up to the top!

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Jan 14, 2003 12:48 pm

Hi MattB,

There have been a few people that have had this problem. See if you can find the posts with the Search. I have had it with some pumps but not others. It seems if you experiment with holding the nozzle out slightly rather than all the way in, it doesn't happen so often.

See if you have any luck.