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Old 08-16-2006, 03:36 PM
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Default Gas guage stuck at half tank

I have a recently purchased 2000 A8L. The gas gauge was stuck at 1/2 tank. The dealer replaced both the sending unit and the instrument cluster. It is now stuck at three quarters full. They say to bring it in again, but they don't know what they will do.

Are there other parts besides the sender and the cluster that contribute to the gas gauge reading correctly?

Any suggestions?
Old 08-16-2006, 04:03 PM
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speak with upper management, its worked for me everytime Ive dealt with audi.
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Did they zero out the sender ?? It needs to be reset after it's changed.
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Default You need Vag-com or the Audi service to fix this.

if the dealer you got the car from wasnt Audi then he likely did not have the gear to reset after installation.
Ten minute job if he did
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Empty tank, reset to 0 .. and Bob's your Uncle.
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