If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Fuel Gauge problem
2003 Explorer XLT 4.0L 60K miles
My fuel gauge has quit working. A few weeks ago after filling up the gauge took a few min. to go back up to full. This fill up it pegged below empty then after a day or so it went back up to almost 1/4. However it has not moved since then, but I haven't drove much either. The fuel seems to be pumping fine, or at least the truck runs fine at any throttle level. I checked the newsgroup but I didn't find any answers. Does anyone have any experience with this? I haven't posted on here for a while, it's good to see some of the same ones still here! Richard Grimes '99 Explorer '01 F150 '03 Explorer '03 Ranger all different colors and all sitting in the driveway! |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Fuel Gauge problem
"Richard" > wrote: > My fuel gauge has quit working. A few weeks ago after > filling up > the gauge took a few min. to go back up to full. This > fill up it > pegged below empty then after a day or so it went back up > to almost > 1/4. However it has not moved since then, but I haven't > drove much > either. The fuel seems to be pumping fine, or at least > the truck runs > fine at any throttle level. > I checked the newsgroup but I didn't find any answers. > Does > anyone have any experience with this? This is not a definitive answer, but I had such a problem in one of my Explorers (either '99 or '00) and it went away right after I replaced the battery. My simple mind thinks a weak battery didn't provide enough "juice" to bring the needle up right away, but that the new one did. If you find a better explanation/solution to your problem please post it here for others. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Fuel Gauge problem
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:36:07 -0700, "CWLee"
> wrote: > > >"Richard" > wrote: > >> My fuel gauge has quit working. A few weeks ago after >> filling up >> the gauge took a few min. to go back up to full. This >> fill up it >> pegged below empty then after a day or so it went back up >> to almost >> 1/4. However it has not moved since then, but I haven't >> drove much >> either. The fuel seems to be pumping fine, or at least >> the truck runs >> fine at any throttle level. >> I checked the newsgroup but I didn't find any answers. >> Does >> anyone have any experience with this? > >This is not a definitive answer, but I had such a problem in >one of my Explorers (either '99 or '00) and it went away >right after I replaced the battery. My simple mind thinks a >weak battery didn't provide enough "juice" to bring the >needle up right away, but that the new one did. If you find >a better explanation/solution to your problem please post it >here for others. More likely the changing of the battery reset the computer which buffers the fuel gauge signal... |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Fuel Gauge problem
On Jun 9, 9:50*pm, Richard > wrote:
> 2003 Explorer XLT *4.0L * *60K miles > > * *My fuel gauge has quit working. *A few weeks ago after filling up > the gauge took a few min. to go back up to full. *This fill up it > pegged below empty then after a day or so it went back up to almost > 1/4. * However it has not moved since then, but I haven't drove much > either. *The fuel seems to be pumping fine, or at least the truck runs > fine at any throttle level. > * *I checked the newsgroup but I didn't find any answers. * Does > anyone have any experience with this? > > * I haven't posted on here for a while, it's good to see some of the > same ones still here! > > Richard Grimes > '99 Explorer > '01 F150 > '03 Explorer > '03 Ranger > all different colors and all sitting in the driveway! Well, I know it is not "fixed" but it did start working again. Go figure..... |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Fuel Gauge Problem | Hawaiian | Technology | 3 | September 1st 08 05:44 AM |
A4 Fuel gauge problem | Sime | Audi | 1 | February 1st 06 04:48 PM |
Fuel gauge problem solved (not gauge) | Karls Vladimir Peña | VW air cooled | 4 | September 14th 05 02:47 AM |
98' Jetta fuel quantity gauge and coolant temp gauge problem. | Paynter7378 | VW water cooled | 1 | March 7th 05 01:59 PM |