Spent the afternoon replacing the fuel gauge sending unit on my ’04 Chevrolet Malibu. Had to drop the gas tank and two of the four bolts holding it in place were very hard to reach. What a pain – at least I didn’t have to deal with stuck or broken bolts. Last sending unit I replaced was in a ’91 Ford Escort and that car had an access panel under the back seat. So much easier to do that it is hard to imagine why having an access panel isn’t a standard design feature.

Bad wipers on the offending fuel gauge sender

Had to buy an overpriced sending unit from Chevy, since aftermarket companies only sell the entire fuel pump assembly and that costs about $500. The wipers on the original unit were just plain worn out. I hope that this one lasts a bit longer than the original.