OEJ

I knew my gas gauge was alittle off...now its a full 1/8 tank off. I know the pump and the sending unit can be done seperately...but I also think its prolly a good idea to change both. What do u guys think?

ZINGGG

Mine is off by about that much too. I fill up whenever the light comes on. The way I see it, if I let the gas level get lower than that, you're gunna be sucking up all the gunk that sits at the bottom of the tank.

But if you're that worried about it, fill up all the way, reset the tripometer, and drive it till it runs outta gas. Then from then on, just go by the tripometer. When it starts to reach the amount that it ran out before, you'll know you need to fill up

OEJ

I hear ya. I don't let mine get to the light. I always fill itup every 4 days. I can go about 310 miles give or take and then my light comes on. Ihave no worries about running out of gas. I know her pretty good.lol. I was just wondering if I should change the pump out at the same time. I know they come as one assembly, but I can also get just the sending unit too. It one of those while ur there and the tank is out. I'm gonna do the pump and s.u. ill just wait til it get warm again. Thanks

ZINGGG

310?? Dangg you must be stock. Haha but yeah I'd probably do the same thing if I were you man

98sportjeep

Just replace the whole assembly man. I just dropped the tank and did it. Go with Carter Fuel Pumps. Their under 200 bucks( got mine for 150) and the OE replacement for Mopar/Chrysler.

jomps

yeah go a head and buy new module and clean the tank out if your dropping it...just dont get airtex they are horrible...bosch is good but I went with carter

OEJ

Thanks gents. I am @ stock height with all that is in my sig. Where is a good place to get the carter pumps at? Is that what oem uses. Are they just as good as oem?

jomps

got mine at pepboys

xjwanted

Don't buy Airtex, a shop that I really trusted to do work on my Cherokee replaced my stock fuel pump with an Airtex it worked fine for a year then left me stranded outside of a ford dealership 10 miles from home. I have Bosch now, and if that ever goes out I'm dropping that tank myself and replacing everything.

OEJ

Does is come complete with everything...fuel filter sock, tank O-ring...etc?

xjwanted

It should, usually its just drop and swap, unless I'm wrong.

jomps

on 97+ if you buy the whole assembly or module this is the case...it should even come with a new rubber gasket

kjc

[QUOTE=1996sportXJ;1429845]Mine is off by about that much too. I fill up whenever the light comes on. The way I see it, if I let the gas level get lower than that, you're gunna be sucking up all the gunk that sits at the bottom of the tank.

The fuel pump sucks up from the bottom of the tank whether the tank is full or near empty.. So, all that gunk in YOUR tank is the first to go
My fuel related tip is to keep the tank topped off (full) as much as possible. Especially in changing weather conditions. A full tank has less air in it to condense water vapor (which is heavier than gas and pools at the bottom with all that gunk) Plus+ filling up when you're at 3/4 tank is a lot cheaper than when it's nearly empty. (i know.. but it seems like you're spending less) ..and add a can of Heet once in a while.. it turns the water in your tank into nitrous oxide, giving you a 10% increase in horsepower, cleaner exhaust, smoother shifting, better wind resistance and in some cases no more flat tires! Hope this helps
(these are my own made-up facts and do not necessarily represent the opinions of a sane and rational person)

OEJ

[quote=kjc;1431426]Haha. I fill up 2x a week anyway. Mine doesn't get to the light. I can go 310 miles then myh light comes on. But I usually get gas @ 290miles. Once every4 days.
Thanks a lot guys.

odgreen

FYI. There is a tsb from jeep about faulty sending units. It wasn't a safety hazard so it was never a recall.
Their fix: replace the sender.... Lol