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Speaking of gas guages, I think mine is going bad. Please describe your syptoms. Mine appears empty,

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Old 12-18-2003, 08:00 PM
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Default Speaking of gas guages, I think mine is going bad. Please describe your syptoms. Mine appears empty,
yet when I go to fill up, I can only fit about 12 gallons in the car. Is this the standard problem folks are having? I'll get it taken care of at my upcoming 35k service.
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Bad fuel gauge sending unit. Pretty common.
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Default Bad fuel sender? Should be dealer covered.
Is it reading "full" when you have filled up?

Or maybe somebody filled your tank with cement.

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crapola 91 octane...
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Default Yep..mine does same thing.....I just gauge by mileage.....
anything over 250...and it is fill up time.
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What the heck does octane have to do with it?
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Default It's the Fuel Level Sensor. Easily replace but you need to access the gas tank through the trunk.
do a search for Fuel Level Sender
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