I'm on my way to work this morning and I slow down to go through a school zone. After slowing down, something beeps at me. I look at the display and my gas light has come on and it's showing ZERO miles to empty. "That's odd, it showed almost half a tank and 160 miles to empty when I got in the car this morning."

Then the gas gauge jumps back up to almost half a tank of gas and the light goes off. Few minutes later, empty again, then completely full, then empty, then half a tank, then full, then empty...did this the rest of the way to work.

Anyone seen this before? Gas gauge going bad?

THIS THREAD IS FULL OF SARCASM. PLEASE DON'T READ/RESPOND IF YOU CAN'T TAKE A JOKE!!!!!!!

 

either the level sensor in the tank or a poor connection

 

and let me guess. to get to the level sensor in the tank you have to remove both axles, the interior, and the engine. part cost $15, labor $3,699, lol.

 

Might not be so masohistic this time:


http://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng.html

http://www.arfc.org/autos/audi/a6/gasoline/recalls.aspx

 

Don't forget about cutting your arm off too.

Anyways, if you have vagcom, and a simple volt/ohm meter, you can check the gauge before you get into replacing the fuel float sender.

 

Only after you have given up your wife and first born!

You could always try the shortcut of removing the bottom of the tank with a plasma cutter. Earplugs optional!

 

do I need to empty the tank before I use the plasma cutter on it?

 

I have heard two different answers to this question.

The first is no - Vaporized gas is supposed to be more dangerous that liquid gas so if the tank is full it will not explode. I heard that you can put out a fire with gasoline by drowning it.

The second is yes - when the tank is empty there is nothing to burn.

To be safe I'd do both. Do it with a half full (or half empty if your a pessimist) tank and keep the gasoline at the bottom when cutting. You'll have to be quick so you complete the job before the tanks becomes empty.

Let us know how it works. That is - if you can still type after the big boom!

 

wtf? get a professional to answer this question... damn. But you know he's going to say empty the tank.

 

Stop messing with him!

And no you do not use a plasma cutter on gas tank!