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Fuel light come on but have fuel in tank

Old Mar 29, 2007 | 12:15 AM
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hello , anybody has any ideal , my Fuel light on ON my DASHboard but i have fuel in tank. ANY1 knwo wat could be causing that. thnaks
 
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 01:20 AM
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Fuel sender could have gone bad. It's in the tank.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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hello do u know where can i find out how does it look like. is there ay other website can show me the sending unit , thnaks
 
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 10:25 PM
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Your low fuel light will normally come on with 2.1-2.6 gallons of fuel stillin the tank. Is it just on all the time??
 
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:30 PM
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yes it ison all the time,. i use those red color plastic tank to buy mor fuel and put it in and the light still stay on
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 11:59 PM
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You need to pull the tank to get to the sending unit. The sending unit is inside the gas tank.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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in order to get to the sending unit, do i have to pull down the tank or i have get access from the back carseat. because i check autozone repair guild , they have two version to get to fuel pump. thanks
 
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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one question for to ask is, if sending unit go bad, will it still send fuel to the engine? thanks
 
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 03:33 PM
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Fuel pump sends gas to the engine. The sending unit tells the gauge how much gas you have. You may be able to access the sending unit from under the rear seat. (Not sure though, but most tanks do have the sender on the top.)
 
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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hello sstlaure, now, if the fuel pump go bad, will the fuel light come on on my dashboard because since the fuel light come on , my car wont start up anymore. , i put in new battery, starter is good , i can tell the engine try to crank....i am thinking might be no fuel go into the engine. thanks
 
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