FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. Buick Park Avenue 1998

REVISION: 09/16/98 DIVS INVL 3 4 6 7

THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO CHANGE MODEL INFORMATION, REPAIR PROCEDURE AND ADD PART AND LABOR TIME INFORMATION. PLEASE DISCARD CORPORATE BULLETIN NUMBER 83-83-10 (SECTION 8 - CHASSIS/BODY ELECTRICAL) ______________________________________________________________________

SUBJECT: FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL (INSTALL FUEL LEVEL SENSOR KIT)

MODELS: 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE, ELDORADO, SEVILLE 1998 OLDSMOBILE AURORA

CONDITION:

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT THE FOLLOWING -

1. THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL; AND/OR

2. THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL.

CAUSE:

THIS CONDITION MAY BE DUE TO CONTAMINATION BUILD UP IN THE RESISTIVE INK OF THE FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY'S FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CERAMIC CARD.

CORRECTION:

REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN THE FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY.

IMPORTANT:

REPLACEMENT OF THE COMPLETE FUEL SENDER ASSEMBLY IS NOT REQUIRED.

REFER TO THE APPLICABLE SERVICE MANUAL AND INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR KIT FOR THE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N DESCRIPTION ============= =======================================================

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR KIT

25322889 1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE, ELDORADO

25322890 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 CADILLAC SEVILLE 1998 OLDSMOBILE AURORA

PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 22, 1998 FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION TIME ============== ===================================== ===============

L1197 SENSOR, FUEL LEVEL - REPLACE

BUICK PARK AVENUE 1.2 HRS

OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1.1 HRS

CADILLAC DEVILLE, ELDORADO 1.5 HRS

CADILLAC SEVILLE 1.2 HRS

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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