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I have 2011 Volkswagen Polo. The fuel gauge is showing full all the time. What's wrong?
My Ford Focus 1.6 has done 88,000 miles. It kept showing an intermittent display fault with the odometer, speedometer, fuel gauge and temperature gauge all not working. Now none of these have worked at...
My wife has a 2015 Renault Twingo TCE Dynamique S which I think is a great little car. However, since having the Renault recall work to have the bonnet guide bracket fitted, the digital fuel gauge incorrectly...
I have a 1996 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 petrol and my fuel gauge is fluctuating between full and empty tank. Is this problem common and can I fix it myself?
My girlfriend has a 2004 Daewoo Matiz. It's a great little car for what we paid and is in pretty good condition with lowish miles and has been reliable so far. The only problem is the fuel gauge rarely...
I have bought a 1996 Ford Mondeo. Can you tell me how I can work out the fuel consumption?
I would be grateful for your comments regarding the "niggles" I'm having with my 2011 Volkswagen Polo 1.4 Match. On one occasion in July I turned on my ignition only to realise that the display that can...
I recently bought a 2006 Zafira 1.6, fully serviced. It idles perfectly and runs smoothly. I filled half a tank and at the first notch on the gauge it had done 50 miles, which meant with a total of four...
I have a 2010 Toyota Auris Hybrid T-Spirit and have a query about the fuel gauge. The ‘Optitron’ fuel gauge has 10 blocks on it which, when it gets to the last one, flashes and displays a Low Fuel Warning....
How much fuel does each bar on the fuel gauge represent as I seem to only be getting 34mpg. Example I have done 115 miles on half a tank (3.5 gallons) which is really bad, the car is a few weeks old and...
 

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