Fuel gauge only goes to half full

2002 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
150,000 MILES • 1.9L • 2WD • MANUAL
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GERARDOBRIEN
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Hey guys,

The fuel gauge on my car will only go to half full. If I fill the car up it will stick at half, and when I go below half the gauge will go down as normal.

Anyone any ideas?

Thanks
Dec 2, 2018 at 7:15 PM
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Hello,

Chances are the float in the tank is getting stuck but it could be the gauge itself. The best thing to do is to temporarily cut the sender wire to see if the gauge goes to full or not. This will be a good indicator. Violet and black wire in the rear loom. Here is the instrument cluster wiring diagrams so you can see how the system works.

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
Dec 4, 2018 at 12:08 PM