Gas Gauge Reading Wrong
01-13-2022, 02:58 AM
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Gas Gauge Reading Wrong
Long story short, I keep running out of gas before my gauge is empty.
So last week this started at 2am heading back from work. I was headed to the local QT to get gas as my handy yellow light had just popped on. As my gauge got to the last bar, it died suddenly, and I had to pull over. I know it was nothing major because I walked to the QT and got a gallon and she fired right back up and got me to the station.
Sunday, same situation, it died right after the handy yellow light came on with roughly 2 bars of gas left.
Now tonight, at 2am again, it died before the yellow light even came on with 4 bars of fuel on the gauge.
Every time this happens, a little gas fixes it right up.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you fix it? The only thing I can think of for why it got so bad this week is that I just took my car to Mazda on Tuesday so they could do the recall for the fuel pump (which they didn't even finish, and I still have to bring my car back in 20 days for the rest of the parts).
Is there a way to calibrate or reset the fuel gauge or the tank monitor?
So last week this started at 2am heading back from work. I was headed to the local QT to get gas as my handy yellow light had just popped on. As my gauge got to the last bar, it died suddenly, and I had to pull over. I know it was nothing major because I walked to the QT and got a gallon and she fired right back up and got me to the station.
Sunday, same situation, it died right after the handy yellow light came on with roughly 2 bars of gas left.
Now tonight, at 2am again, it died before the yellow light even came on with 4 bars of fuel on the gauge.
Every time this happens, a little gas fixes it right up.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so, how did you fix it? The only thing I can think of for why it got so bad this week is that I just took my car to Mazda on Tuesday so they could do the recall for the fuel pump (which they didn't even finish, and I still have to bring my car back in 20 days for the rest of the parts).
Is there a way to calibrate or reset the fuel gauge or the tank monitor?
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ASH8 (01-16-2022)
01-16-2022, 01:53 PM
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Be advised that the Series 2 fuel tank sender units are not the same part or part number as the ones used in Series 1s.
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Jedi54 (01-21-2022)
03-20-2022, 05:17 PM
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My fuel gauge also reads wrong, where just 1 tiny bar under 1/4 is the true empty. It's not a problem for me anymore, but it's odd this happened after the fuel system was serviced by a dealer... Ended up running dry and killing my fuel pump at midnight.
07-13-2022, 05:01 PM
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mine is the same. As soon as I hit a quarter tank or just above, I have to stop and get fuel.
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