Gas guage not working
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1st Gear Member
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Gas guage not working
first thing the morning i swing my ignition and the guage doesnt move
later on in the day it works again
im wondering is this thing even reading corectly?
anbody else experience this?
later on in the day it works again
im wondering is this thing even reading corectly?
anbody else experience this?
4th Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,324
From: Ohioland, Ohio
RE: Gas guage not working
Yes, mine has a mind of its own and it gets cranky from time to time. When I filled up last week, I must have gotten 10 miles down the road before the needle reached the full mark. [&:]
Unless it the guage quits working altogether, Im not gonna get too excited over it. Unfortuantely, I dont have the time to make trips to the dealer for little stuff. Good luck!
Unless it the guage quits working altogether, Im not gonna get too excited over it. Unfortuantely, I dont have the time to make trips to the dealer for little stuff. Good luck!
Cut & Paste Expert
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
RE: Gas guage not working
The gas guage has 4 modes of operation.
No Slosh Mode
Key on refueling
Key off refueling
Recovery Mode
Non understanding of the logic
can cause one to think their gas
guage is intermittent in operation.
No Slosh Mode
Key on refueling
Key off refueling
Recovery Mode
Non understanding of the logic
can cause one to think their gas
guage is intermittent in operation.
Cut & Paste Expert
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 13,322
From: NW Arkansas
RE: Gas guage not working
ORIGINAL: crazyemi
I had that same problem, and it turned out that my sending unit wasn't working properly. I'd have that checked out, to be honest.
I had that same problem, and it turned out that my sending unit wasn't working properly. I'd have that checked out, to be honest.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 921
From: South Carolina
RE: Gas guage not working
Car has 2 sender units one behind the driver that has the pumps and behind the passanger that connects through a tube to the sender beind the driver.
This is the piecethattellshow much gas there is in the that side of the tank. Each sender unit has this device, (i hear) the computer takes the avg of these 2 devices. I do know one sender unit can tell the car it is out of gas. I had a problem of my pumps not taking gas from the other side of the tank and my car would read E even though the other side of the tank was full. ( and yes I would run out of gas after a couple miles) ( the crack in this piece you see here was causing my gas gauge to drop to empty at a little under half tank even though there was plenty of gas. I bought a newsender unitto fix that issue.
This is the stupid piece I keep breaking.
This is the piecethattellshow much gas there is in the that side of the tank. Each sender unit has this device, (i hear) the computer takes the avg of these 2 devices. I do know one sender unit can tell the car it is out of gas. I had a problem of my pumps not taking gas from the other side of the tank and my car would read E even though the other side of the tank was full. ( and yes I would run out of gas after a couple miles) ( the crack in this piece you see here was causing my gas gauge to drop to empty at a little under half tank even though there was plenty of gas. I bought a newsender unitto fix that issue.
This is the stupid piece I keep breaking.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 2,179
From: Nor Cal
RE: Gas guage not working
This can also be caused by sulfur buildup on the sending unit. Run a couple bottle of Chevron Techron Fuel Additive through the tank and see if it clears up. This is one of many reason why you should use a Top Tier Fuel in your car and not the cheapest gas you can find.
Richard
Richard
4th Gear Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,324
From: Ohioland, Ohio
RE: Gas guage not working
ORIGINAL: sevenleaf
Car has 2 sender units one behind the driver that has the pumps and behind the passanger that connects through a tube to the sender beind the driver.
This is the piecethattellshow much gas there is in the that side of the tank. Each sender unit has this device, (i hear) the computer takes the avg of these 2 devices. I do know one sender unit can tell the car it is out of gas. I had a problem of my pumps not taking gas from the other side of the tank and my car would read E even though the other side of the tank was full. ( and yes I would run out of gas after a couple miles) ( the crack in this piece you see here was causing my gas gauge to drop to empty at a little under half tank even though there was plenty of gas. I bought a newsender unitto fix that issue.
This is the stupid piece I keep breaking.
Car has 2 sender units one behind the driver that has the pumps and behind the passanger that connects through a tube to the sender beind the driver.
This is the piecethattellshow much gas there is in the that side of the tank. Each sender unit has this device, (i hear) the computer takes the avg of these 2 devices. I do know one sender unit can tell the car it is out of gas. I had a problem of my pumps not taking gas from the other side of the tank and my car would read E even though the other side of the tank was full. ( and yes I would run out of gas after a couple miles) ( the crack in this piece you see here was causing my gas gauge to drop to empty at a little under half tank even though there was plenty of gas. I bought a newsender unitto fix that issue.
This is the stupid piece I keep breaking.
Looks like an artificial heart. [8D]
And to correct myself, its spelled gauge, not guage.