When i fill the car up, the fuel guage reads just below full. I have fueld up a number of times and have yet to hit the full mark. I never had this prob on my 02 MC - like in any normal car i was always able to go beyond full, but this is a prob on my 04 MCS. I have tried a number of things, pumping slowly, fast etc.

When i go into the diag mode in the odo readout, the reading on the left tank is always 5 litres less than the right tank.

So i had it into Mini this week, they replaced both sending units, seals, floats etc. i figured this was the issue. It was not. I still cannot register a full tank oof gas.

Anyone know what is wrong? my dealer seems to be baffled. My next guess is that something is wrong with the insturment cluster, or the computer as the mechanical pieces have been replaced.

I haven't noticed anyone with similar problems on mini2 or here.

 

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I ran out of gas the other day because my needle doesnt go all the way to empty ??? Full is full but empty is at 1/8th tank ( and I mean no running empty ) I think its just as simple as the needle not being indexed correctly on the guage. I havent taken it in for service yet but I will let you know the outcome.


Maybe your needle is just not in th eright spot and although its full its not registering full, when its low how low will it go ?

 

Well it was back last week for some more problem solving. I believe they have determined that it is the guage itself that is the problem. they had to order the part in, and it should be going back this week to install. I hope this solves the prob. I mean its only a 1/16th of an inch, and you only ever notice it for a day or so after you fill up, but I think it is throwing off the reading of the whole tank, as it is actually full. However, when you put down this kind of coin on a car, it needs to be perfect, no excuses! It also messess up the range calc.

I have not run the car below 1/4 of a tank so i don't know if it has the same prob at both ends of the spectrum, i suspect not per above.

I'll keep you posted after the new guage is installed.