Fuel Gauge

[jmystaki]

When I fill up my Golf to the max it only reads 3/4 full on the fuel gauge.

Any tips suggestions on how to fix this?

Is there a simple tweak?

Do I need to open the fuel tank and adjust one of the floats?

Cheers

[jmystaki]

Anyone have this problem?

[Golf Loon]

Yup, under the back seat is a plate, under that unscrew the big top and then remove pump anticlockwise. If you put it in backwards, the float ends up in the shallow part of the tank and doesnt work right.

You should buy my spare workshop manual mate

[jmystaki]

Do you mean in the boot, next to the spare tyre?

[peedman]

Yes thats the one, black cover u can just take off with a few screws then the cap is the hard one to undo.

[jmystaki]

Thanks, all.

Does anybody have a pic of which way is the right way for the float to be?

Maybe a photo from a service book?

Cheers

[MattyT]

Sometimes I find the fuel nozzle clicks full when mines only at 3/4 too. Usually I take it out, give it a shake, then back in she goes for the final bit. That way I end up with a full delicious tank of 98 fun-juice

[jmystaki]

Gee.... any way to open the screw top?