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Hey guys my gas gauge stopped working it just sits a full and i know it not full i been driving it for a week, i would like this problem fixed because i am going on a road trip this weekend. Any ideas on how to fix
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Would a faulty sending unit cause off readings? It knows when it'* empty, but above that, it'* very liberal with its readings.
I get over three hundred miles on a full tank of gas. My 1997'* fuel gauge will stay at or above full for over a hundred miles, drop to about 2/3 after two hundred, and crawl into the yellow after three hundred.
I get over three hundred miles on a full tank of gas. My 1997'* fuel gauge will stay at or above full for over a hundred miles, drop to about 2/3 after two hundred, and crawl into the yellow after three hundred.
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Would a faulty sending unit cause off readings? It knows when it'* empty, but above that, it'* very liberal with its readings.
I get over three hundred miles on a full tank of gas. My 1997'* fuel gauge will stay at or above full for over a hundred miles, drop to about 2/3 after two hundred, and crawl into the yellow after three hundred.
I get over three hundred miles on a full tank of gas. My 1997'* fuel gauge will stay at or above full for over a hundred miles, drop to about 2/3 after two hundred, and crawl into the yellow after three hundred.
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I have a similar problem and I've opted to top it off every 300 miles. that gives me about 30 to 40 miles of unused autonomy in city/county driving. Sounds like your sending unit needs a looking at.
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Mine in my '93 is also some what questionable and I do fuel at the 300 mile mark also! That leaves a pretty substantial "cushion"! I do something near 110 miles a day for the work commute and fuel comes from three different choices for a Shell fill on the way!
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YouTube - Pontiac Bonneville Fuel Sender Replacement -- PART 1
One way to fix your gas gauge problems. watch both parts.
One way to fix your gas gauge problems. watch both parts.
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I've already seen that; that definitely helped. I don't think there'* too much difference between the 1997 and 2002 Bonnevilles as far as fuel sending is concerned.
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There was a good song on the radio, but my fuel gauge was in the yellow zone. So I pulled into a gas station, and shut the engine off but left the key in run -- power (and radio) but with the engine off. I started filling up, and noticed my fuel gauge going up. Normal, I figured. I decided to measure it.
The 1997 has a 16-gallon tank. At 1/4 on the gauge, 4 gallons had gone in. At 1/2, eight. At 3/4, twelve. At full, fourteen. The pump kept going to just under fifteen gallons, and then shut off.
Interesting. While it'* always been a bit flaky, it seems like it now shows a gallon more than I actually have. I'll keep driving and report back. I still plan to replace it, but what are the odds that I recalibrated my fuel sender?
The 1997 has a 16-gallon tank. At 1/4 on the gauge, 4 gallons had gone in. At 1/2, eight. At 3/4, twelve. At full, fourteen. The pump kept going to just under fifteen gallons, and then shut off.
Interesting. While it'* always been a bit flaky, it seems like it now shows a gallon more than I actually have. I'll keep driving and report back. I still plan to replace it, but what are the odds that I recalibrated my fuel sender?
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