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Looking like the 2nd Gen's are having this issue too now
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I filled up just now, with 300 miles driven and the gauge showed about 3/8 left. Pump stopped after 11.5 gallons. Started the car and the gauge shows full. I'll report back if it continues to misbehave or if it has corrected itself. |
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Sounds like it probably fixed itself. Which is good, just carry a jug in case you need to make a walking trip to the gas station if anything were to happen like it did to me. |
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Another update, hopefully the last one. Since the recall was done in late February the fuel gauge was acting wonky. Sometimes it would be almost fine, but eventually it would show that it isn't. Not getting up to full on a fill-up, lowering in a slower or faster rate, going suddenly up, etc.
I took it back to the dealer. They claimed that there are two fuel pumps (with a secondary one in the passenger side) and two fuel floats due to the saddle shape of the fuel tank. First time I heard this, but I guess it makes sense. They said that they verified that the floats are free to move and then did a hard reset on the fuel monitoring system. This also reset the clock and the average MPG, but didn't change the throttle response (like would happen with a battery disconnect). After I took the car the fuel gauge looked better (with almost 300 miles since the last fill-up, it showed over a quarter left, where it should be almost empty). After a fill-up the gauge went to full (or almost full - I don't remember if fully filled up sets the needle to slightly above the top mark or at it). Fingers crossed this will be the end of this, but the dealer tech did say that if this doesn't help they will replace the pump assembly again. |
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The dealer never volunteered to fill the tank, so it's all 93 by me. |
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That would make sense. Part of the reason why I had to drive with the gauge being defective for so long was because of service availability. The gas issue in my case was because they wanted to make sure that the gauge worked perfectly after a full tank. I thanked them for doing that, because it was nice of them, but once I started driving I could tell something was off, so I asked and that's when I found out they used regular gas. |
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You guys had some serious perseverance, at that point I'd be emailing and calling SoA or the regional offices. I'm super surprised techs still don't know where everything in the car is or don't pre-read the service manuals to understand things.
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If anything, the second visit was actually for the best as I took a 2022 BRZ for a spin while there, something which I probably wouldn't have gotten around to doing otherwise. |
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Reviving this thread.
The initial work for my F.P recall was lacking to say the least, the floater was damaged in the process so it triggered a complete replacement of the assembly. So that's two visits for initial work. The next time I had fuel related work done to the car was about a year ago. Strong gasoline smell after filling up the tank. Took the car to the dealership, everything seemed fine. Fast forward to beginning of May, 2024. I go out, I fuel up, slight gasoline smell, as always, but it doesn't go away. To add context, I parked the car on a slope with the front facing up, did some small work on the car, then parked it on a level surface. The difference this time is that I noticed a small puddle, smelled like gasoline. Outside the car also smelled like gasoline, the interior was very strong too. Removed both rear seats, passenger side line gasket looks good. Driver side on the other hand allowed me to see the top of the F.P assembly and I could see it was wet. Reached out with my fingers and it was gasoline. From what I understand, there are two gaskets, one for a top lid (Green) and a thicker one that surrounds the assembly (Black). Now, whenever any sort of work happens to the assembly, the top lid needs to be put back, exactly how the OEM was. Else I guess it either throws a code, or an improper seal can happen. My initial thought is that probably one of those gaskets is deficient due to improper installation. The dealership initial observation seems to be its probably field mice damage. There was some droppings underneath the seat. Even though the fuel line gasket is intact, and so are the cables that sit on top of the fuel assembly lid. TLDR; been dealing with strong fuel smells after a fill-up, now too strong to ignore. Fuel was found on top of F.A lid, car is back at the dealership for a 4th time. Will update as it develops. |
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Update; the dealership performed a pressure test on the task to see if there was air escaping from the top of the assembly. No leaks, they seem to believe that the leak is coming from another line not easily accessible. They'll probably need to drop the tank.
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Wonder how much it will cost...
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