1988 BMW 735i Fuel Gage Meter not working

"Scott Dorsey" <kludge.DeleteThis@panix.com> wrote in message
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> Chris Gloss <chrisgloss.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> >I have run out of gas twice while the meter still was not on "E".
>
> Is the needle sticking? If you tap on it, does it drop?
>
> If not, it might be worth just swapping out the sending unit. It may be
> getting stuck with the float up in the air.
>
> I believe on this car, dropping the tank and changing out the sending unit
> is a major pain in the neck, however. Not something you want to do
without
> a lift.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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Access the fuel tank through the trunk floor. No need to drop the tank. The
fuel level sender can be replaced without removing the whole pump assembly.

Bill in Omaha
'86 535i
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On Apr 20, 5:31 pm, klu... DeleteThis @panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> Chris Gloss <chrisgl... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I have run out of gas twice while the meter still was not on "E".
>
> Is the needle sticking? If you tap on it, does it drop?
>
> If not, it might be worth just swapping out the sending unit. It may be
> getting stuck with the float up in the air.
>
> I believe on this car, dropping the tank and changing out the sending unit
> is a major pain in the neck, however. Not something you want to do without
> a lift.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Thanks Scott! I will try that today.
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In article <496f739f-02a3-45bb-a100-d3d978037118 RemoveThis @z72g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
Chris Gloss <chrisgloss RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>On Apr 20, 5:31 pm, klu... RemoveThis @panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
>> Chris Gloss <chrisgl... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have run out of gas twice while the meter still was not on "E".
>>
>> Is the needle sticking? If you tap on it, does it drop?
>>
>> If not, it might be worth just swapping out the sending unit. It may be
>> getting stuck with the float up in the air.
>>
>> I believe on this car, dropping the tank and changing out the sending unit
>> is a major pain in the neck, however. Not something you want to do without
>> a lift.
>
>Thanks Scott! I will try that today.

I was wrong, though... the other reply is correct, changing out the sending
unit can be done without dropping the tank on this car. This makes it
MUCH easier to do, and it makes it possible to pull it and inspect it.
It may just be a bent rod or something you can free up yourself without
having to replace the whole thing.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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