Spectrum Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 So my gas gauge doesn't work accurately. It used to work perfectly when I bought the car 5k miles ago, but now it shows me as having a half tank after I've driven 300 miles... Will getting a junkyard gauge cluster fix the gas gauge inaccuracy or is that another beast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genopsyde Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 it's probably the sending unit in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-Ball Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Yeah, check the sending units first. I thought I could of done the same thing with my oil gauge, but nope. It just reads crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cutlass Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Welcome to the joy of owning a GM fuel gauge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoomFan Posted June 9, 2007 Report Share Posted June 9, 2007 Welcome to the joy of owning a GM fuel gauge Haha for real. My Berettas gauge would go up or down as much as 1/4 of a tank depending on which direction the curve I was taking headed. My girlfriend's 92 Grand Am went from full to empty in 2 seconds one day when she had to stop quick at an intersection. We both just kinda sat there staring until it inched back up to full where it was before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 lol my cutty can show no bars in one trip but shut it off and restart it and i have two bars. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 I usually figure when the 'check guages' light comes on I got a max of 2 days driving left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 mine says low fuel lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Moff Joseph Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 mine says low fuel lol Wait, you've actually got a low fuel waning? I wish I had one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 yeah i upgraded to ub3. well worth it. [attachment deleted by admin] Removed to free up storage space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 mine says low fuel lol Wait, you've actually got a low fuel waning? I wish I had one! Lumina's got fuck all for anything lol..I know how you feel. A far bet is when my gage in my Lumina stopped bouncing around and sat at empty that it was time to get fuel - I was always within 2 liters of running out that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w-bodys_are_the_best Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 My 94 CS would always run the first 250-300 miles or so and still be on 1/2, than the last 75-100 miles was the bottom half according to the guage I used to figure in 35 miles once my cherk guages light came on. I noticed in all W's I've driven (6 or so), 1st gens anyway, if you take a corner to the left IIRC, the guage would always drop way down, then slowly climb back up on the straightaway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomZoomFan Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 mine says low fuel lol Yeah my Grand Am does too. It dings and a little orange light next to the E lights up. Scares me everytime, cuz I'll be driving, hear a ding, and automatically assume the worst. You'd think I'd have gotten used to it by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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