So after much idling on this forum (finding answers via search most of the time), I decided to ask about this subject. After making the journey back from Kansas to Texas, my fuel tank is pretty low. My vehicle doesn't present any issues of fuel starvation but the sender unit is very inaccurate (doesn't drop below half a tank).

So I'm curious if I should take this opportunity to drain the tank and clean the strainer while I'm at it. Also, does the fuel sender unit and strainer use the same size O-ring?

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Jason

00 Subaru Legacy (fun wagon)
96 Nissan Sentra (disavowed)
82 300SD (garage queen, will run again hopefully)
87 300DT (Gone: 10/15/2010)

Yes. If you want it working.
Here's great info! W124 PeachPartsWiki: Fuel Sender replacement

oops. Realize its for a W123 Here it is: PeachPartsWiki: Fuel Level Sending Unit replacement


Hope that helps you!

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92 300D 2.5L OM602 OBK #59

Thanks Bobo, I was already planning to clean the fuel sender unit. I was more concerned about the intake strainer on the bottom of the tank.

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Jason

00 Subaru Legacy (fun wagon)
96 Nissan Sentra (disavowed)
82 300SD (garage queen, will run again hopefully)
87 300DT (Gone: 10/15/2010)

after 28 years I'd clean it

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran