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12-21-2009, 09:06 AM | #1 |
Drives: Yaris T3 Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: South Africa
Posts: 4
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Fuel Gauge Stoped Working
Hi guys. My fuel gauge stopped working and is stuck at 1/4 way. is there any fuse that controls this or is there something wrong in the tank. pls help thanks.
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12-21-2009, 09:18 AM | #2 |
dont know about your model, but I believe our fuel gauge is controlled directly from the fuel level gauge in the tank.
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12-21-2009, 10:37 AM | #3 |
Half a Bubble Off Plumb
Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA
Posts: 1,593
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If you've got the digital gauge with the LCD bars as most of us do, it's pretty much got to be a bad sensor in the tank.
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12-21-2009, 12:32 PM | #4 |
Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Keremeos BC
Posts: 986
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I've had the tank unit replaced twice now, and it's gone again. DO NOT depend on the tank gauge! Use your trip odo, and you won't be left stranded out there...
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12-21-2009, 01:15 PM | #5 |
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Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: USA, CT
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When the sender is disconnected (i.e. if the fuse was popped), the bottom bar flashes rapidly, like you are about to run out. The fuel gauge sender is just a rheostat that is monitored by the combination meter. You may want to pull it out and check the sender rheostat for build-up from impurities in the fuel.
When I pulled Crashy's fuel tank off to do some frame welding, I pulled the sender out of the tank to check it out. Here are some pictures of it: Sender - Gauge.jpg Sender - Side Up.jpg Sender - Top.jpg |
12-21-2009, 01:49 PM | #6 |
Drives: Decepticon - Ravage Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: San Francisco
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yeah i never trust fuel gauges, the last bar starts blinking, i should have 1.4 or something gallons, then drops to 1.1 or something when fast blinking, but i fill up when it starts blinking, i never break 10gals at pump. the bars drop too fast i guess. better to be safe than sorry and fill up when it blinks tho.
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12-22-2009, 04:32 AM | #7 |
Drives: Yaris T3 Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: South Africa
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thanks guys, will get the hubby to check the tank. thanks a lot for the help.
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