95Accord petrol meter problem

[MRH-22A]

Does anybody know why my petrol meter is constantly going crazy? By crazy i mean it keeps giving the wrong readings... for eg. i know my petrol should be only around a quarter tank but it reads full tank. and sometimes i just filled a full tank and it reads below a quarter. Anybody come across this before? anybody know what the problem is?

[ECU-MAN]

fuel sender unit in the tank

[MRH-22A]

what does that mean? can u gimmi some more details? how do i fix it etc?

[ECU-MAN]

you have to remove it from the tank, test and replace it if it proves faulty.

this means you have to find the access cover to the fuel pump/sender. from memory its under a metal plate in the boot just behind the the back seat under the boot carpet.

you need to test the sender's resistance in 4 places

[MRH-22A]

oh gee... more complicated than i thawt.

Thankz ecu-man

[ECU-MAN]

if you understand electronics ( resistance ) and know how to use a multi meter

I can help you

[MRH-22A]

i actualli failed an electronics course cuz i slept thru all the classes... lolz

thanks anyway.

[ECU-MAN]

no problmes

[Spoon-Accord]

ohh accords seem to have that problem dood

especially when u halt to a set of lights.. the gauge needle drops. then after 1 minute it goes up and up

its normal.. :D

kenny

[nickiipoohz]

sorry dude, maybe just ur accord kenny ;)

[MRH-22A]

ohh accords seem to have that problem dood

especially when u halt to a set of lights.. the gauge needle drops. then after 1 minute it goes up and up

its normal.. :D

kenny

nahz... i know what u mean but this is when just driving normally. i think ecu-man is right. must be the fuel sender.

[sabih]

My fuel guage is not working properly either. Its going up and down, full to 1/4 left..

If it is the fuel sender thingie, how much are these worth + fitted by honda?

or is it an easy job?

[040501912]

Change the thing in the fuel tank, the floater, i think dats what i called. I changed mine. coz it happens with mine as well b4.

I got it of the whreckers .. cost me about 50 bucks as i rememberd..

DIY would be good idea since its a easy job. just to open the cover which is located. at the boot. save u quiet abit of labour works ;p

[shetec]

Oh my god! Yesss! I thought I was the only one.

I have a 94' and I can drive for ages after filling up before it registers, sometimes not even until I start it up again.

I've been meaning to fix that.....

[Vinnie]

my gauge drops normally but hits empty and sits on the 'e' from about 400km onwards and i know its got a range of at least 600kms... my fuel warning light isnt operating either my im hoping thats jus the bulb. in any case i cbf fiddling around with it jus yet as its all nearly working :) fuel sender seems to be a common early cd5 tech fault tho... :( even hondas arent perfect ;)

[RIVAL]

yep this is a problem i have to i doing 60 down the road and then if i have to do a immediate stop just drops like crazy it gets realli anoying. my accords been having alot of probs lately im selling going for the EG;)

[Ian88]

Does anybody know why my petrol meter is constantly going crazy? By crazy i mean it keeps giving the wrong readings... for eg. i know my petrol should be only around a quarter tank but it reads full tank. and sometimes i just filled a full tank and it reads below a quarter. Anybody come across this before? anybody know what the problem is?
My 95 accord does something simalar when i fill up it the meter only goes to about 1/2 a tank then will get down to a quarter and then stay there.