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Question: How much should it cost to fix a broken fuel tank sensor?

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jcallawy2002, Oklahoma City, OK, December 16, 2008, 10:26
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The gas gauge in my car always reads completely empty. The dealership told me it would be about 800 dollars. Is this accurate?

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    hemicuda December 16, 2008, 11:55
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    Call the parts dept at the dealer and ask the price of the sending unit, Our price at the dealer in California is $293.00 The time to replace the sender is approx 1.4 to 1.9 hours times your areas hourly rate. Try calling a Independent Land Rover repair facility and see what their opinion on the price is.

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    Vegas99d1 August 06, 2009, 15:54
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    I had this same problem on my 99 D1. I ended up taking out the fuel pump assembly and found that the wire that went to the sending unit was broken off (faulty soldering). I simply dried off the assembly (don't want a fire!) and re-soldered the wire back on. Reinstalled the assembly and voila! my gauge now reads as it should! The dealership here was asking approx $400 for a new fuel pump assembly. easy fix for just about 30-45 minutes of my time (most spend on how to remove the pump itself!)

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