View Full Version : a4 gas needle recall?


bleone
09-27-2004, 11:55 AM
Hey does anyone know if there's been a recall for a4 gas needles yet? I know there has been a lot of talk, and lots of people (including me) are having issues with the needle dropping to empty randomly. There's a fix in here somewhere, but it's really involved and I'd rather have someone else do it, and not pay for it. Free things are good.

Mr.D-'97 A4q 12v
09-27-2004, 01:31 PM
Replacing the fuel gauge sender is not hard as long at you are comfortable with poking around inside the gas tank. There's a write-up on my website, I think.

Jestapilot
09-27-2004, 02:01 PM
Do you happen to have the part number to the fuel sender? My guage has been screwie for a while now. I've already swapped clusters to test, and it didn't fix.

tganci
09-27-2004, 04:48 PM

Mr.D-'97 A4q 12v
09-27-2004, 07:52 PM
You may be able to fix the old one if you have soldering skills. The problem is a bare wire about an inch long that eventually wears and breaks causing intermittent contact. I kept my old sender in case the used one I bought breaks so I can replace the wire.

Mr.D-'97 A4q 12v
09-27-2004, 08:16 PM

Jestapilot
09-28-2004, 03:48 AM