Boxster s fuel gauge

[kleonard]

I have a 2003 boxster s and the fuel gauge is stuck on empty even when I just filled it ..! It did the same before but came back ..! I know this is a problem with a lot of boxsters but is there away of getting it to jump back up ..has been 2 weeks like this and fuel is a guessing game ..pain in ass..!

[Rockster]

kleonard said:

I have a 2003 boxster s and the fuel gauge is stuck on empty even when I just filled it ..! It did the same before but came back ..! I know this is a problem with a lot of boxsters but is there away of getting it to jump back up ..has been 2 weeks like this and fuel is a guessing game ..pain in ass..!

Drive over some sleeping policemen fast enough to jar the fuel level hardware free. But do not hit the bumps hard enough to damage the suspension/steering or bang the bottom the car on the speed bump.

But maybe the cause of the symptom is not the fuel level hardware is jammed.

Really your best bet is to take the car someplace and have the cause diagnosed -- it could the system is worn out, broken, or a fuel/vapor line has come loose and is interfering with the fuel level hardware, or it could be electric/electronic -- and have the problem fixed.

Then you can continue to ease over the sleeping policemen.

[kleonard]

Ha ha ..! I'm sure will come back like last time but pain in ass

[Mousem40]

Faulty fuel return sender. Quite common and not an expensive fix.

[jamesogt]

Mine does the same, but tends to be ok if you put over £30 in. Any less it is slower to fix itself.

[kleonard]

Thanks guys

[AlexA911]

If its anything like mine, the tank is split and the sender is on one side only. If you run it low and then only fill to less than half way, it doesnt register. Fill it up and it comes back to life.

[DiscoColin]

I once had this on a 996 GT3. It took a full tank and over 2 laps of the Nurburgring to sort out...

[delmatt]

This was pretty much my first post when I got my 2003s a couple of years ago.

I now know that it always fixes itself but really does need to be nearly full and a couple of big fast roundabouts always sorts it out. It has got better over the last couple of years.

[Lagerlout]

Same thing happened to me in my 996 can't believe this is still an issue!!

I argued with Tesco's for about 1/2 an hour saying no, there is something wrong with your pump, it can't possibly be my PORSCHE at fault!

I won the argument, got my £70 refunded, drove to another petrol station and couldn't eek another litre into it...

V. embarassing.. LOL

[Don]

Mine didn't do it until it was ten years old. But it's done it a couple of times now. I reckon you just fill it right up and in due course it will work out that there's plenty of fuel in it.

[Porkupine]

Lagerlout said:

Same thing happened to me in my 996 can't believe this is still an issue!!

I argued with Tesco's for about 1/2 an hour saying no, there is something wrong with your pump, it can't possibly be my PORSCHE at fault!

I won the argument, got my £70 refunded, drove to another petrol station and couldn't eek another litre into it...

V. embarassing.. LOL

Hmmmmm. Good way to get free fuel!!

[Don]

Don said:

Mine didn't do it until it was ten years old. But it's done it a couple of times now. I reckon you just fill it right up and in due course it will work out that there's plenty of fuel in it.

Would you believe it ? it has just done it again!

The gauge says empty but is brimful!

I’ll just drive it around a bit and see if it fixes itself or it is a problem for the next service. It’s driving fine, just thinks there’s no fuel!!!