Fuel gauge reading

Hi All, so I own a 2023 Discovery and when I put £10 - £15 of fuel in which happens from time to time when I don’t have time to fill the tank it take a little drive (like 5/10 mins) for the fuel indicator to show the fuel I have put in which I thought was strange so I took it into Landriver as it’s still under warranty and they investigated and came back to me saying oh yes this is what happens and it’s just how it is. Now i’m thinking this is BS as if it was how the fuel tank was supposed to operate then they would not need to test it and would have just told me this at the time … thoughts please or anyone with any knowledge on this it would be appreciated as I have the manager calling me on Monday to discuss as I didn’t believe the service rep when he told me this. Thanks

I don't think there are many on here with experience of youngsters like a '23 Landie!
Best of luck!!!

Oh and welcome to the forum and you might like to go to the "Introduce Yourself " section and do just that!!

If only this sort of problem was the sort we deal with every day!!

Stanleysteamer said:

I don't think there are many on here with experience of youngsters like a '23 Landie!
Best of luck!!!

Oh and welcome to the forum and you might like to go to the "Introduce Yourself " section and do just that!!

If only this sort of problem was the sort we deal with every day!!

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I read the title and thought “I know this one, I’ve solved it with the connector behind the glove box. Then I read it was 23 plate and not 300tdi

I would suggest taking to an independent garage for a second opinion?

I think there are a few of us on this forum that have been 'Bitten' by 'Official Dealers'!!

Kev

Conqs77 said:

when I put £10 - £15 of fuel in ... it take a little drive (like 5/10 mins) for the fuel indicator to show the fuel I have put in

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That happens on other vehicles too when little fuel is filled in cos the gauge has a certain built in "inertia" for small float movements for the cases when you drive up or downhill or let the vehicle parked inclined and the float moves up or down just a bit... as long as it shows correctly when you put in a decent amount of fuel there's no problem

A lot of fuel gauges used to be controlled by a bimetalic strip, that was heated by the increased current from the sender. This used to iron out movements of liquid in the tank, so the needle didnt bob about.... Newer systems, are now controlled by a module, that provides the damping of the needle in an algorythm.