fuel tank sender

[nubbin]

B****RD bloody car!! Went out to the Peak District for a blast yesterday, and despite the fuel guage showing nearly full, I ran out of petrol whilst overtaking someone!. It really is very embarrasing being laughed at by MGF drivers - Direct Line Rescue arrived 20 mins later with 5 litres of juice. Any thoughts, anyone - how easy is it to replace the sender? The only good aspect to this, was talking to a biker who'd passed us when we were stranded. I saw him at the petrol station and he shouted over "I've never owned a car, but if i did, that would be the car I'd have!" Oh, I forgot - '99T Chimaera 4.0L. Edited by nubbin on Monday 19th February 10:00

[StevenT]

I think that the easiest option is to remember to hit the trip counter button on your speedometer every time you top up with petrol. Depending on the type of driving, I know that I need to think about topping up my tank once I'm near the 250 mile mark. Together with info from the fuel gauge, I have not been completely out of petrol once in my Chim in the 5 years covering 50,000 miles.

[TVR Engineer]

The fuel sender unit on a Chimaera is very easy to get to, peel back the carpet on the top of the fuel tank and you will see it.

[dhwilson]

Grrrr! The sender unit is working fine, and so is the new one I got from TMS - It must be the fuel guage. I don't mind paying for a new guage (£100) but how do I fit it without scratching the dash i.e. how do I get the fascia off etc. HELP!