Just thought i'd throw a quick first post, I just bought a 96 sunfire and the day I purchased it I put fuel in up to a little more than half full. After driving 55 miles i'm at a little more than 1/8 of a tank, however when I turn the key off and remove it from the ignition, the fuel gauge goes back up to about 3/8. I can't imagine that I used more than 1/4 tank of fuel to go 55 miles in this thing, and I don't remember if the fuel gauge changed before when I removed the key (wasn't paying attention.) Does this sound like a bad sending unit, or something else? Do the fuel gauges usually move that much when these cars are shut off?

Thanks for any help!


1996 Pontiac Sunfire, Stock (Daily Driver)
1986 Camaro Z28, 383ci Stroker (Street/Strip Toy)
1986 Porsche 944 Turbo, Highly Modified (Track Car Project)