Need some help about fuel guage
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Need some help about fuel guage
Im stumped. I was putting my leds in and had the switch to the run position. When i was finished i went back to turn the key off and i have no gas. When I started i had 1/4, when i was done it registered "E". I called the dealer and he said it could be the sending unit or the gauge. I'm wondering where my gas couldve went. Has this every happened to anyone else?
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give it a few days...or a few on/off cycles that allow the fuel rail pressure to bleed off (time between each start).
the 04+ Fords are bad about this. this rears it's head usually when you leave the key on and are gassing up. the sending unit is finicky.
it it's still off after a few days...then I'd worry about getting it fixed
the 04+ Fords are bad about this. this rears it's head usually when you leave the key on and are gassing up. the sending unit is finicky.
it it's still off after a few days...then I'd worry about getting it fixed
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yeah i agree with tylus....my truck did that last summer and I had just gotten gas earlier that day....went from full to reading less than 1/8th of a tank....I ended up taking the gas cap off, replacing the cap and the starting the truck. By a few key on/ key off cycles, the gauge was back to normal later that day. I would not worry about it unless the problem persists.
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I had a similar problem .... Few months ago, the fuel gauge did not go to full even when the tank was full. Re-started the truck few times then finally it went to F. Next problem was I drove it for 300 km and it stayed at F. The only way to get a new reading from the guage was to re-start the truck. It was like an old man .... hard to get it up and hard to to get down.
After 10-20 re-starts, the guage seems working fine now. I don't have an explanation why it did that.
After 10-20 re-starts, the guage seems working fine now. I don't have an explanation why it did that.
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I took the cap off and put it back on, I've cycled it 5-8 times. Yall r talking about turning the key to the run position right? And its reading 1/8 now, which i did drive to work but it doesnt take me an 1/8 of tank to get there.
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I think there is a TSB on this problem. If I remember right it has to do with the amount of sulfer in the gas. Vehicles used a float and sender to talk to the gas guage for years and years, worked well. But they had to change it.
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Hi Oldguy4,
Do you have the TSB #? My truck's bumper to bumper waranty is running out in 2 months, if it needs to go back for warranty repair, it has to be quick.
Thanks in advance.
Do you have the TSB #? My truck's bumper to bumper waranty is running out in 2 months, if it needs to go back for warranty repair, it has to be quick.
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks for looking that up Ryan50hrl. It would have taken me a long time to find it. Yes, my bumper to bumper is up in two months also. But everything works good right now, knock on wood. I'm taking a gamble on turning down an extended warranty.
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+1 .... Thanks for looking that up Ryan50hrl. My ituation is exactly like Oldguy4. The fuel guage is working fine at this moment and I don't think the dealer will believe what I said and replace the sender. Also, don't fix if it is not broken. I just keep my fingers cross and hope for the best.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
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