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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 10:24 AM
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my fuel gauge broke had to have fuel gauges changed paid 1300 was that a good price.just wondering 2 tanks 12 hrs of labor.
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my fuel gauge broke had to have fuel gauges changed paid 1300 was that a good price.just wondering 2 tanks 12 hrs of labor.
Dealer wants $1680.00 labor to change out fuel senders
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Wait before you throw away that money, run a bottle or 2 of techron in the tank and see if that cures the problem.

I had the same problem when i had my C6 grand sport. I filled up twice with sunoco 93. A week later the gauge whacked out on me, showed half way when the tank was full. Then sometimes the needle wouldn't even move.

Drove the car as much as i could easily to get rid of the crappy sunoco. Refilled with shell 93 and added a bottle of techron and about 50 miles later the gauge fixed itself. Never had a problem from then til the time i traded it. Which was 15 months later.
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In my case, Techron did not correct the problem and may have contaminated my oil (according to Blackstone Labs test results).


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Wait before you throw away that money, run a bottle or 2 of techron in the tank and see if that cures the problem.

I had the same problem when i had my C6 grand sport. I filled up twice with sunoco 93. A week later the gauge whacked out on me, showed half way when the tank was full. Then sometimes the needle wouldn't even move.

Drove the car as much as i could easily to get rid of the crappy sunoco. Refilled with shell 93 and added a bottle of techron and about 50 miles later the gauge fixed itself. Never had a problem from then til the time i traded it. Which was 15 months later.
to late had it fixed 1300
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