falcon250 3 Posted March 6, 2014 G'day all, I need to replace my fuel sender unit the stuffed one I have is coded 82da-9275-aa the unit I got from a mate is coded 78da-9275-cd would these be interchangeable? Cheers, falcon250. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agentkiwi 110 Posted March 6, 2014 Have u read this?http://www.ozfalcon.com.au/index.php?/topic/1972-guide-troubleshooting-fuel-level-display-capacitive-probe/?fromsearch=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VDO 124 Posted March 7, 2014 They're the same. The "stuffed" one is an XE part number and the one you got from a mate is an XD part number. Both XD and XE senders are the same and have the same parameters, except for EFI cars. The link above from agentkiwi is worthwhile... I would try to clean the original one up first, it usually fixes them. 1 Jonathan Mark Davidson reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xd4.1efisc 34 Posted March 7, 2014 They are not the same. XD sedan senders are longer then XE/XF senders. XD-XF Wagon are the same length but are different as far as pickups and breathers are concerned. XD-XF Ute, Van are the same length but are also different as far as pickups and breathers are concerned. I copied this from the fuel tank thread: These are the measurments for the senders: XD Sedan = 270mm XE-XF Sedan Carby = 195mm XE-XF Sedan EFI = 200mm XD-XF Wagon = 140mm XD-XF Ute/Van = 210mm XE-XF Sedan Carb has the same mounting as XD-XF Ute/Van/Wagon and XD Sedan. XE-XF EFI senders have a different mounting setup where they use 5 studs coming out of the Fuel pump unit, the sender bolts to the fuel pmp unit with these studs. 1 Jonathan Mark Davidson reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted March 8, 2014 I just recleaned my sender tonight. Came up great. Will install tomorrow. Use acetone and the green 3m scrouer gently. Comes up like new. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickd 111 Posted March 8, 2014 ^^^You should take some pictures for reference, let us know how you go once you've finished the install. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falcon250 3 Posted March 11, 2014 G'day again All, Well I've finally fixed this dodgy fuel sender thank god! I followed agentkiwi's link and it worked a treat, attached are some pics of what I encountered. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions, I would have been stuffed without them! Cheers, Falcon250. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted March 11, 2014 Yours started off clean compared to mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falcon250 3 Posted March 11, 2014 Yours started off clean compared to mine. LOL yours must have been absolutely shagged! Such an easy problem to fix when you get great posts like this to follow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted March 11, 2014 Well this was my fuel filter. Imagine that 20mm thick in bottom of tank and sludgy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy2287 1,886 Posted March 11, 2014 WTF.... Did you top up with dirt? =P Im going to reference some information in this thread and update the fuel sender repair one. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted March 11, 2014 Um no. I drove it from anakie to home 80km and have only done about 10km since then. Ran out of fuel(or so I thought) but only took $50 to fill. Got home and got club reg after fixing a few things. Drove kids to school and it ran out again ( or so I thought) 10lt in drove it home. Changed motor and then I tried draining tank (syphon) got 5lt out. Removed tank dropped it spilt 5-10lt cleaned that up. Drained 15more lt of brown fuel. Rest was like mud and goo in tank. In tank filter fell apart trying to clean it. State fuel and rust. That was the filter after I scrubbed out tank. New clean tank now 35lt and clean fuel lines and carb. Clean tank sender. Just need payday to fill jerry can again lol. I cleand can with metho already lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted March 13, 2014 On this topic, anyone notice that these senders read different fuels at very different levels? I normally run E10 and the gauge is quite accurate, but this last tank I scored 95 at E10 price so glug-glug, gun clicked off twice so she was chockers, and then away I go driving with the gauge only showing about 80%. I noticed this with 98 too. Seems to read around 1/3 less the whole tank. Is there something screwy going on with the way these gauges sense the fuel? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unfamilia 1,938 Posted March 13, 2014 Maybe the density and additives in the higher octane fuels Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy2287 1,886 Posted March 13, 2014 Read the opening text in the thread posted above on repairing the probes. It will explain their operation. Do not mistake, Running ethanol fuel WILL IN ALL CASES affect the sensing probe, It wont happen in 1 tank but it will eventually fk it. If you have been running e10, then that is most likely the reason for the inaccurate fuel level readings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerg 10,871 Posted March 13, 2014 Read the opening text in the thread posted above on repairing the probes. It will explain their operation. Do not mistake, Running ethanol fuel WILL IN ALL CASES affect the sensing probe, It wont happen in 1 tank but it will eventually fk it. If you have been running e10, then that is most likely the reason for the inaccurate fuel level readings. Great write-up mate, but my problem seems to have the opposite effect to what you described there. E10 appears to be consumed at a reasonably linear rate on the gauge and uses the full sweep of the needle, full to empty. 95 and 98 however are a different story. After filling to the same level from the bowser, the premium fuels show less on the gauge and seem to move down more quickly. Could this be a corroded unit giving a reduced capacitance reading from a higher resistance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy2287 1,886 Posted March 13, 2014 can not say for sure, but that is the most likely cause for what you describe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites