Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — AUDI

Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) on Audi: 9.

On four-wheel-drive A4 models up to model year 2012 and A5 models up to model year 2011 (platforms 8K, 8T and 8F), the fuel gauge sender G is a clip-on part of the fuel delivery unit rather than a separate in-tank component. That makes this job mostly about the delivery unit: it has to come out of the tank first, and it goes back in last. Once it is on the bench, the sender itself is quick, unplug its connector, cut the cable tie holding the wiring, release two retaining tabs and lift it off. The new sender slides into the guides on the delivery unit and is pressed down until it clicks. Where it goes wrong is in the details: a cable tie left off or fitted elsewhere, or a connector not fully engaged.

9 steps 32 engine codes

🧭 Before you start

Remove the fuel delivery unit from the tank. Unplug the sender connector, cut the cable tie and move the connector clear, then release both retaining tabs and lift the sender off. Push the new sender into the guides until it clicks, plug the connector in fully and refit a cable tie in the original position before installing the delivery unit.

Fits: Audi A5 (8T, 2007–2016), Audi A5 Cabriolet (8F), Audi A4 B8 (8K, 2007–2015)

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Fit a new cable tie in exactly the original position.
Sender must click into the guides on the delivery unit.
Check the electrical connector is correctly engaged before the unit goes back in the tank.
Follow the separate delivery unit procedure for removal and installation, including its seal.

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🔧 Engine codes this applies to

CAGA CAGB CAGC CAHA CAHB CAMA CAMB CAPA CCLA CCWA CCWB CDUC CGKA CGKB CGLC CGLD CJCA CJCB CJCC CJCD CKVB CKVC CKVD CLAB CMEA CMFA CMFB CMGB CNHA CNHC CSUA CSUB

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Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — CAGA · diagram 1

Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — CAGA · diagram 2

Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — CAGA · diagram 3

Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — CAGA · diagram 4

Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — CAGA · diagram 5

Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — CAGA · diagram 6

Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — CAGA · diagram 7

Removing and installing fuel gauge senderG - A5 models up to model year 2011, A4 models up to model year 2012 (vehicles with four-wheel drive) — CAGA · diagram 8

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📋 Procedure

Observe safety precautions .
Observe rules for cleanliness . [Note: Fit cable tie in the original position when installing.]
Remove fuel delivery unit .
Press release tab (arrow) and unplug electrical connector (4).
Cut through cable tie (2) and move electrical connector clear.

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Release retaining tabs (1) and (3) and lift out fuel gauge senderG.
Insert fuel gauge senderG into guides on fuel delivery unit and press downwards until it clicks into place.
Plug in electrical connector and make sure it is correctly engaged.
Install fuel delivery unit .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.