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I was fortunate to have visited the Stuttgart Porsche museum this week, where I saw a deconstructed 996 C4. The apparatus in the picture intrigued me. What is it? How does the floating ball (arrow) function?
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POST 2Original post
Looks like the fuel level sensor that sits in the gas tank.
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I just replaced one like that in my toilet tank after 9 years - $8
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Of course, that's the fuel tank.
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Fuel pump and fuel quantity sending unit in the tank. The ball floats and sends signal to gauge.
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I looked at it a few time too, thinking it looks like a fuel sender -- but what's it doing in the trunk? Finally realized the tank was cut away too....
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