Engine and peripherals

Fuel level sender

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DIESEL

Engines do not have a pump immersed in the tank; there is only a fuel level sender.

PETROL

The fuel pump, fuel filter and fuel level sender form a single inseparable assembly.

For removal of the fuel level sender (see Fuel Tank chapter, Pump/Sender/Filter Module, page 19C-18).

I - "PUMP - SENDER" ASSEMBLY: CONNECTION

Jauge

II - CHECKING THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER.

Jauge

Check the resistance changes by moving the float.

III - MEASURING HEIGHT H

Place the removed sender on a flat surface.

H is the height measured between the float pivot axis and the work surface.

Note: All these values are given for information only.

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