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05 6.0 erratic fuel gauge triggering Check Engine Light?

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Old 02-26-2011, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 1buzzbait
a bad fuel sending unit can trigger a check engine light
I am curious as to how? ? or when

I have had my sending unit out and was messing with range from full to empty and it never did anyhing but go to the low fuel indicator to full and all around really slow by the way it is a delayad input so it doesn't bounce on the needle
 
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Fuel gauge problems

Originally Posted by Runboy
Odd situation here. My dads 05 f250 6.0 PSD.
He says he'll take off in the morning and the fuel gauge will randomly drop to empty and trigger the low fuel light, but then also the Check Engine Light will come on.
My brother did a code scan and no codes come up.
Anyone have an idea where we should be looking to remedy this one?
Thanks,
Mike
Try cleaning your positive terminals on both batteries. Advanced auto sells terminal cleaner that neutralizes corrosion on battery terminals. It's red when sprayed and turns yellow when activated on corrosion. 95% of the time fuel gauge will read low fuel or show gas all the way full even though you know it isn't. Clean the positive teminals and check. I can almost guarantee that will solve your problem with fuel gauge acting up out of the blue.
 
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