Fuel Sender Unit - 300CE

[300CE]

Chaps, do you know if there's an easy way to change the fuel sender unit without having to take the tank out? Undid the 4 nuts, pulled the nozzle through and pulled the tank back & forth as much as possible, but it seems that there's just not enough room to put the sender unit in.

 

[300CE]

OK, the tank was taken out today in order to replace the sender unit. Turns out the tank was slightly deformed which i assume was due to a blocked charcoal canister and this is why the sender unit didn't fit straight in - i also used to get a 'donking' sound every now and again within the tank as i was driving along.

Had to put a piece of wood in the tank and bash it back out with a hammer in order to reshape it - it took a bit of time, but the sender unit fitted in after some effort.

Anyway's, i managed to purchase a used sender unit and charcoal canister for £30 on ebay and not only do i have a working fuel gauge now, it's no longer making the donking sound!