The gas bars, does this happen to anyone else? - Toyota Yaris Forums

07-22-2011, 11:25 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CTScott

That's exactly correct. The fuel level sender uses the unregulated battery voltage, so the change from 14.x when the alternator is whizzing to 12.x when you're sitting there cranking the tunes with the engine off makes a difference of up to a full bar.

Same question, different thread...can we regulate that voltage somehow? I don't like how much it bounces around my gauge.

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