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Member Forums => Bavaria Yacht Help! => Topic started by: Kibo on February 07 2020, 15:52

Title: Fuel Gauge reading full all the time
Post by: Kibo on February 07 2020, 15:52

Hi all, launched the boat in December with a full fuel tank. Gauge was working fine last season.

After a couple of passages and a refill of about 1/3 of a tank the fuel gauge is stuck on "full" reading.

I assume it will be the sender unit? Is it a physical float? Anyone had any experience with a fix?

Its not such a big deal because I always log engine/genset hours anyway and have a lot of data gathered from the last 5 seasons about typical hourly diesel usage but would like to fix it if possible.

Vision 46 2014 model.

Thanks

Title: Re: Fuel Gauge reading full all the time
Post by: Noelio Abrunhosa on February 07 2020, 17:49

Hi.
it could be the sensor terminal on the gauge corroded. i had the same problem before.

regards

Abby

Title: Re: Fuel Gauge reading full all the time
Post by: Kibo on February 07 2020, 19:20

Hi Abby. Thanks. The terminal actually on the gauge itself or at the tank ?

Title: Re: Fuel Gauge reading full all the time
Post by: Rampage on February 10 2020, 08:33

Check connections at the gauge itself and at the sender on the tank top.  We had problems which turned out to be dirty connectors at the sender end.  Didn’t do more than disconnect the sender, clean contacts and reconnect it.  Sorted.  That said we mainly use logged hours run to judge when we need fuel.

Title: Re: Fuel Gauge reading full all the time
Post by: Noelio Abrunhosa on February 10 2020, 10:02

Quote from: Kibo on February 07 2020, 19:20

Hi Abby. Thanks. The terminal actually on the gauge itself or at the tank ?

hi. on mine it was on the gauge. its the end on the worst enviroment. just cleaned the connections with fine sandpaper and tightened the terminals a bit with a pair of pliers.

regards

Abby