99 ford explorer fuel gauge stopped working?
So I've been doing some research on this, but I just need to hear a few more opinions. I have never had any problems with my fuel gauazge until now. My Explorer has 232k miles on it, and I keep the matienence up on it regularly.
So I put 40$ in the car, it was a little les than a quarter full. I've driven 110 miles since then, and the gauge hasn't really moved since then. It will fluctuate, if I drive over hills and what not, but it will not drop velow half a tank. I puy ten more dollars in it today, and it moved up to about three quarters of a tank, but within ten miles, it dropped back down to the halfway mark again. I'd really like to try and fix this myself, but I need a good starting point.
It sounds like your gauge is working. Keep in mind there should be a anti-slosh module on the back of the instrument cluster. It looks like a small circuit board that plugs into the back and this controls the sloshing action of the fuel so that the fuel gauge doesn't fluctuate so much. It could be this small circuit board or the sending unit.
I would put the vehicle on level ground and siphon all gas from the tank. If the gauge goes to empty chances are the sending unit is working and your fluctuations may be the anit slosh module behind the cluster.
Sounds very much like the sending unit is bad. Unfortunately, its located inside the fuel tank with the pump so the fix means pulling the unit. Its doable by a DIYer if you have the tools and skill. Instructions can be found at many sites on the web and even videos on YouTube.
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