My fuel gauge doesn’t work

[Russboy]

  So I got my 1st mk5 gti a few days ago. Refuelled it and now the fuel gauge is stuck on fuel. Can anyone help

[bobby_fodge]

I assume you've done enough miles to know that the guage should be reading less than full?

Access for the intank pump/fuel level float is under the rear bench seat. You could check if the float is stuck and free it if that's the case.

[Russboy]

The fuel gauge dropped to zero after a few miles, I turned the car off and on again and it went back to full, and it’s not dropped since. I’ve done about 40 miles and it’s not moved at all. :( also the digi fuel gauge still reads 335 miles to fill up.

[OllieVRS]

The fuel gauge dropped to zero after a few miles, I turned the car off and on again and it went back to full, and it’s not dropped since. I’ve done about 40 miles and it’s not moved at all. :( also the digi fuel gauge still reads 335 miles to fill up.

Have you done a VCDS or another OBD2 scan for error codes?

[pudding]

It'll either be the level sender on the pump housing (most likely) or the gauge itself (less likely).

[Russboy]

 Thanks allot for your help everyone, by Monday fingers crossed I will know how much fuel I will have In the car.

[pudding]

Pop the pump out and with the ignition on, move the float by hand and see if the gauge moves accordingly.