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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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Over the past couple of days my fuel gauge seems to have been a bit erratic, but until now I thought it was just me. Tonight though, whilst travelling on a straight, flat section of motorway the gauge dropped 2 bars in about 10 miles, and then went up a bar?

Has anyone else experienced problems with the fuel gauge on the S
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:24 PM
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All the time, Dave

It's one of the S2000's quirks. I tend not to pay too much attention to the fuel gauge - I zero the trip counter when I fill up and start to think about filling up anytime between 200 and 250 miles, depending on how I've been driving.
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:25 PM
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Is it towards full or empty? I've found it can fluctuate by a bar or two when there is only a couple left.
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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Thanks Mark - but this is a definate change in the characteristics of my fuel gauge. Previous to this, it has responded as I would expect it to
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Scooby
Is it towards full or empty?
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:30 PM
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Sorry, Dave, I meant to also say that I've sporadically had the same thing happen to mine. No idea why, but it comes and goes. It's happened maybe 3 or 4 times over the past year. It seems to return to "normal" quite quickly - I've no idea why it happens or why it spontaneously puts itself right.......
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:35 PM
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Hummmm

Lets see if we get any more feedback 2morrow.

Thanks guys, 4 now.

Dave
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:35 PM
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I've had similar things happen to mine also.
It's most odd.

I remember one time I had only 1 bar left when I got home, with the intention of getting some optimax on the way out in the morning Then in the morning it had gone up to 4 bars.

Must be connected to the alignment of the planets or something.
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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Hey Fletch - good to hear from you mate . No seen too many posts from you recently, guess you're mowed out with work or summut.

Hope to see you and Donna at a meet soon

Dave
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 02:44 PM
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Cheers mate. Just got back from a week in Lanzarote after working like stink for two weeks so, yeah, I've been a bit quite.

Back to to$$ing it off all day now.
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