Can't trust fuel gage or info center??
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Can't trust fuel gage or info center??
I've had an issue happen a couple of times where I'll look at my gas gage and have a 1/4 tank or so of fuel left. If I let the car sit a few hours it will say I'm almost out of fuel and read empty. I drove to work yesterday (3miles) and it said I had 80 miles before E. Started it to leave and get the audio alarm that says I've got 50 miles to E except the gage read completely empty and stated 0 miles to E. I've had it also happen where it will say xx miles to E but not change. Once it read 45 miles to E so I put a few gallons in and when I started it it said 35 miles to E and didn't change on a 27mi drive.
Has anyone else had these issues?
Has anyone else had these issues?
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I've found that if you don't shut the ignition completely off and fill it completely up when you get gas, it'll always read funny..
I was filling mine up last week and had turned the key on to listen to the stereo. When I was finished filling the thing said 240 miles to empty with a completely full tank (usually 315 miles ish). The 240 did not go down for 3 days, until I had around 50 miles on that tank.
I was filling mine up last week and had turned the key on to listen to the stereo. When I was finished filling the thing said 240 miles to empty with a completely full tank (usually 315 miles ish). The 240 did not go down for 3 days, until I had around 50 miles on that tank.
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Before you take a trip to the dealer, an easy and quick thing to try is a bottle of Techron concentrate in your next tank of gas. You can find it at any auto parts store, or probably most Wal-Marts. About $5-6, and Ford recommends it to clean any sulphur buildup on the fuel level sending units. Stay away from the STP stuff, I've had bad experiences with it in a previous car. (burnt up my spark plugs several times in my 89 Mustang).
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Thanks! I'll give it a try when I fill up tomorrow.
Before you take a trip to the dealer, an easy and quick thing to try is a bottle of Techron concentrate in your next tank of gas. You can find it at any auto parts store, or probably most Wal-Marts. About $5-6, and Ford recommends it to clean any sulphur buildup on the fuel level sending units. Stay away from the STP stuff, I've had bad experiences with it in a previous car. (burnt up my spark plugs several times in my 89 Mustang).
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I had the same problem (happen a couple times)... I knew I had like half a tank left, but when I went to the car the next morning, it read like 8 miles left to empty! I took it to the gas station, put in like $5 and viola, it went up to almost 3/4 tank... At first, I thought some punks had taken gas out of my tank, but after the gas station trip proved that wrong, I decided to take it in (I also needed to have my hesitation after long trips TSB fixed)... So far (it has only been like 2 weeks), I haven't had any more problems...
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Before you take a trip to the dealer, an easy and quick thing to try is a bottle of Techron concentrate in your next tank of gas. You can find it at any auto parts store, or probably most Wal-Marts. About $5-6, and Ford recommends it to clean any sulphur buildup on the fuel level sending units. Stay away from the STP stuff, I've had bad experiences with it in a previous car. (burnt up my spark plugs several times in my 89 Mustang).
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Before you take a trip to the dealer, an easy and quick thing to try is a bottle of Techron concentrate in your next tank of gas. You can find it at any auto parts store, or probably most Wal-Marts. About $5-6, and Ford recommends it to clean any sulphur buildup on the fuel level sending units. Stay away from the STP stuff, I've had bad experiences with it in a previous car. (burnt up my spark plugs several times in my 89 Mustang).
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