[Shotimes] gas gauge off by 1/4 tank
Donald Mallinson
dmall@mwonline.net
Fri, 02 Jan 2004 13:51:39 -0600
The problem, if there is one is probably in the sending unit
in the tank.
Sometimes they get the wrong unit for the car and size of
tank, but also remember that these gauges are designed to
read empty when there is usually still 4-5 gallons left in
the tank.
The reason is to keep you from running out of fuel, and
possibly harming the fuel pump that is cooled by the fuel.
All my SHO's still have basically 1/4 tank left when they
read empty.
Don Mallinson
van Oss wrote:
> My wife's Taurus (an LX wagon with 3.8L and 18 gallon tank) has a very
> inaccurate gas gauge. It is pessimistic (reads lower than actual fuel on
> board) by about a quarter of a tank.
>
> Is this most likely to be an issue with the sender in the tank, or in the
> dash gauge itself? Or perhaps in the electronic module behind the
> instrument cluster that is responsible for anti-slosh and low-fuel lamp?
>
> What if anything could we do to make the gauge a bit more accurate? TIA
>
> Joseph van Oss
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