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    Damn, that's a lotta $$$. Mine was about $125 USD and I only had to wait about a week for it to come up from Oregon......which is the state just south of Washington.

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    good write up dude very helpfull all fixed now
    did it this morn but bit earlie for a beer after tho lol

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    also a quick note ae86 apparently has a 50L tank not 40L from one of the brochures ive got

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    you never know, the size might vary between jdm and adm

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    The above pics don't open anymore.

    Has anyone got copies?

    I need to check my sender as it does some odd things.
    When the tank is full, if you rock the car a little, the gauge goes down to below half way, and then very slowly back up again!

    Any ideas?


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    lol i need to do this, if i have over half a tank my guage goes straight to empty, comes back to life when I'm at about a quarter

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Robo86 @ Jun 5 2008, 12:03 AM) </div>
    I pulled the sender out, yesterday afternoon.

    The copper coil was black on the left hand side (full reading on left), so I cleaned it up with a WD40 type spray and a cotton bud. I gave the arm a little bend as well, and it tested fine.
    Guage reading ¾ on the way to work this morning, so it's all good, now.

    I took some pics if anyone needs them, but it's pretty straight forward.

    The only things I'd add to the above tutorial....

    Use a 1in paintbrush (or similar) to loosen all the dust from around the housing and then blow clean, before undoing the 5 screws (not 6).
    Cover the opening with a cloth once the sender is removed.

    You only need to lift the 2 smaller tabs on the metal box, then you can slide the cover off.
    Longnose pliers make it easier to pinch the tabs back again.


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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Robo86 @ Jun 5 2008, 07:03 AM) </div>mine does the same, but starts working again from half :teehee:

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sanity Clause @ Jun 5 2008, 04:23 PM) </div>yeh man i would appreciate some pics. i know how to get it all out, its just the cleaning and bending i'd like to see.

    i don't think ive ever seen a proper working sender on an 86 :confused:
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    lol, you can come see both of mine. Seriously have never seen the problem until i read this thread
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    Here's some pics....

    [attachment=26661SCF4027.JPG]

    ^ Start here.

    [attachment=26662SCF4028.JPG]

    ^ Opened up.

    [attachment=26663SCF4030.JPG]

    ^ Dust removed.

    [attachment=26664SCF4031.JPG]

    ^ Metal cover off, showing the dirty copper coil and the sliding arm parked at empty position. The arm may need bending slightly to ensure that it makes contact along the whole length of the coil (check the fuel guage).

    [attachment=26665SCF4032.JPG]

    ^ The whole sender unit.

    [attachment=26666SCF4034.JPG]

    ^ Cleaned up coil, and arm parked at full position.

    [attachment=26667SCF4036.JPG]

    ^ The cover back on. The 2 small tabs can just be seen, to the extreme right hand side, next to the rubber seal. (Gently prise them up and slide back the cover to release).

    [attachment=26668SCF4038.JPG]

    ^ Tested, working, and ready to replace.

    The job's a good'n :2thumbs:

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