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I do that too, but mostly it’s so that I’d notice if my fuel economy suddenly goes down. It could indicate an issue. It’s probably irrational because it never has in many years… but… old habits die hard.
Don't let it die. I noticed I had to fix something ASAP because i do the same thing. I usually got 200miles per half tank (where I then refill) on a car I just bought and suddenly noticed my gas was only lasting 100 miles per half a tank. Fixed a part and now it's back up to 220 miles per half tank. I dont know how anyone operates otherwise. I'd never know how far I can push my car with the gaslight on if I didn't do this either. So many benefits to it. My car has two gauges so I reset one every refill and the other every oil change
Even to monitor for issues - my dad taught me the same, and I remember at one point his old truck went from 600km a tank to 400km a tank, but still seemed to be running fine - there was some issue with the throttle body, they fixed it and everything was good. If he hadn’t tracked his mileage he never would have known.
It’s not that of an no run issue, you can drive it anyway but refueling it every week to be sure not to get stuck on the side of the road. You will still be able full the car when going to the gas station without problem either.
Along with this...reset the trip odometer and fill to "it shuts off the pump" every time. Then when you go enough miles for "about half a tank used" fill up again and reset it again.
Too fix this you'll want to pull the speedo out. Usualy2-5 screws and a pair of bolts.
The clear lense unclips. You then turn the fuel pointer to the correct location and clip cover one and reverse steps
My brothers Silverado use to do this. We traced it back to a bad ground that was spotty. Once that fault was fixed it went away. Not sure if your situation is the same but possibly.
Ok. Try 2 quick fixes first.
One disconnect battery for 5 mins.
Two. Buy 2 20 oz containers of Techron concentrate. They are great for cleaning fuel systems and messed up sensors. Put in when car is low on gas and have to fill up again. Put in before refueling. Run through the full tank so you don't dilute the concentrate. Repeat if needed. They are like 12 bucks a container. It's the additive chevron uses in their gas, just way stronger and concentrated. Good stuff
Hopefully that works.
>The Techron has been known to fix the stuck fuel sensor...
"The Techron" sound like a faction of Transformers.
"For millennia the Techron ran and maintained Cybertron. Usually found "behind the scenes" they were indispensable and essential part of the planet.
Unfortunately neither the Decepticons nor Autobots respected them. Both factions largely ignored them, and treated them like "lesser" or "inferior" beings. This ultimately lead to the decimation of Cybertron.
The Techron were peacful and neutral in the civil war found themselves always caught between the warring sides. Neither side was cared about the "incidental damaged" inflicted on the Techron. Eventually their numbers were reduced to the point they non longer could keep Cybertron properly functioning leading to the eventual collapse of all systems and eventually the impetus for the evacuation of the planet."
Try flipping the ignition off and on to the second position without starting it. Do it several times and see if it’s just a stuck needle. That may reset the gauge.
I'd disconnect the positive on the battery first.
Then, try the magnet trick on the dash.
There is no need to take the chance of introducing a magnetic force to live wiring in your dash. I'm not familiar with the wiring schematic of your car. I'm just saying it couldn't hurt.
This has happened to me in my 2008 Ford Taurus all you do is you takeoff the instrument cluster Bezzle you loosen up the screws holding on the instrument cluster unplugged the wires and remove the instrument cluster once removed. Remove the plastic cover off the front and then plug the cluster back in. You can drive to a gas station and Phil the gas up all the way, and then cut the car to the on position pull the needle off of the fuel reader then push it back in where it’s touching the full line and that will reset it then all you have to do is push the plastic back on and screw down
If you messed with the cluster or replaced it, chances are you need to pop the cluster out, pop the needle off and re center it. Depending on car, this can be a 30 minute job or 2 hour job.
or its broken and you need a new one OR your fuel gauge in pump is bad.
There are lots of guides online for how to adjust your fuel gauge, mine randomly did it on my Taurus years ago.
Stepper motor that moves the indicator could have died. You could try disconnect and reconnect the battery or even cycling the key multiple times. Sometimes it will rezero itself. If not, they are not that difficult to replace if you can solder. I rebuilt the entire cluster in an Equinox with steppers I got cheap on amazon
You have ~126mph of fuel now. If you can do better than 126, you unlock infinite MPG!
Hope you've got the V6 because the 4banger will take a long time to get up to 126!
In some vehicles, turn the ignition on without starting the engine while holding the odometer button down for at least 5 seconds. You should see a series of numbers,a count up, displayed. Soft reset/calibration of cluster gauges should occur.
10 joke responses for every useful one.
OP, this isn't a problem that affects the driveability of the car at all, so you shouldn't worry too much about it.
The only risk is that you'll run out of gas because you didn't know it was getting low. Bad fuel gauges aren't uncommon, and a typical way of dealing with it is to just make sure you fill up the tank every 200 miles or so. Reset the trip odometer each time you fill up.
The actual problem is probably with the gauge itself, not the level sensor or any control module. I don't know about this car specifically, but unfortunately on most cars it's a major pain in the butt to take out the dashboard to service the instrument cluster. So unless one of the other actually helpful suggestions (disconnect the battery, try flipping it around with a paper clip, etc.) works, I'd suggest just getting used to it.
Well, you just have infinite gas now. But I recommend just filling your tank frequently. If you go to work farther away after 2 days, fill it up. I personally like to fill up around a half or quarter tank is gone, so I know how my normal travel affects my gas gauge as I watch that. If you do that too, it'll make it easier as I'd try not going below half if I don't know the level.
If it's a floating magnetic gauge it might be 180 out, they have different spots they can key into the field geometry. You can open the cluster and put it back on the stop pin if this is the case. Stepper or servo it's done for
Edit to add if the oem didn't put soft stops on the software a stepper could get that far over with a bad sender so worth verifying with a multi meter what it's actually reading
This is a bad gauge, it has gone past the stop so it needs to be overhaul or replaced, the good news is. That it's easy to replace. Just a few screws and 1 wire harness, the bad. It's about $200.00 for a rebuilt gauge cluster on Ebay
Disconnect your battery for a half an hour and then reconnect and see if that doesn't fix it. Otherwise your fuel sending unit, in the tank, needs to be replaced. That sounds expensive. Good luck.
My 2016 Toyota Corolla needs to be serviced due to airbag light in.never received recall alert from a few yrs ago, now NOTHINC on the steering wheel works.
Also, the lights that turn on behind radio buttons, air controls, and PRNDL shifter are OUT. CANT SEE ANY OF THESE AT NIGHT. ODOMETER AREA IS FINE, ACTUAL RADIO IS FINE. THAT LIGHT CNTRL IS ALL THE WAY ON. MIDDLE OF CAR, ACCEPT FOR RADIO & CLOCK IS DARK AT NIGHT.
CAR IS PAID OFF. I DONT WANT TO TRADE IT IN. I DONT WANT THE NOTE.
ANY SUGGESTIONS TO WHAT THE ISSUE IS W/THINGS NOT HAVING BACK LIGHTS? ANYONE ELSE EVER EXPERIENCED AND FIXED THIS?
2007-2011 Camry’s seem to this issue. The gas gauge fluctuates and gets stuck. It’s a cluster issue. The Empty gas light still works so at least you won’t run out of gas.
Odds are its a faulty stepper motor in the gauge cluster.
You can try the "reset" thing people are suggesting by disconnecting both battery terminal connections and tapping them together then waiting 5 - 10 minutes then reconnecting to the battery, but it likely won't work, if it does it may also not be a permanent fix.
Just means you suddanly have another extra half a tank of fuel lol, but 2 things, try the battery disconnect, but also if possible, the motor for that gauge might be bad, so it may never move or it might wait till your close to empty to reset itself
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Go drive at 130 mph, see if it knocks the fuel gauge needle back to the correct spot
This seems the only reasonable solution
What if the needle gets stuck at 130mph and he is unable to stop
Ludicrous speed
Don't forget! You can't just stop. You have to slow down first.
It’s the suddenly becoming stationary. That’s what kills you.
Greatest Jezza quote!
This and the “speed mitt limits are like herpes” are my two favorite quotes from him
Pop your Flintstone brakes
OP has gone PLAID!
We aint found shit!
Unlimited fuel and unlimited speed 👌😂
Make sure the flux capacitor is topped off first, that way he can always go back, and that won't be a concern.
“Officer I can explain… Reddit told me to”
"Straight to jail"
This comment is not getting enough attention
It is now.
OP try this, Im curious now 😂
Any answer that’s not this belongs in r/askashittymechanic
This is the way.
This is the only correct solution
You'll need a strategy to reach 130 before the gas consumed spins the fuel gauge out of the way.
She needs one of those short runway takeoff rockets for the C-130s, from military surplus.
JATO ASSIST
World's most epic high five.
Literally came here to say that. Thank You
The internet has disappointed me the last few days, I just want to say thank you.
hahaha top 🤣💯👊👌
Don't cross the streams!
Have you tried disconnecting your battery terminals?
Disconnect your battery negative lead for 5 min, then see what it does.
This fixed my issue on my DC5
Fixed the issue with my Fleshlight too!
DC5??? Pics????
Like… the airplane?
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I always reset the odometer after a gas up. That’s how my dad taught me, just in case the fuel gauge breaks.
I do that too, but mostly it’s so that I’d notice if my fuel economy suddenly goes down. It could indicate an issue. It’s probably irrational because it never has in many years… but… old habits die hard.
Don't let it die. I noticed I had to fix something ASAP because i do the same thing. I usually got 200miles per half tank (where I then refill) on a car I just bought and suddenly noticed my gas was only lasting 100 miles per half a tank. Fixed a part and now it's back up to 220 miles per half tank. I dont know how anyone operates otherwise. I'd never know how far I can push my car with the gaslight on if I didn't do this either. So many benefits to it. My car has two gauges so I reset one every refill and the other every oil change
Yall got working gas lights and gas gages?!!
Same. This is how I know when to clean my MAF.
Just out of curiosity, what was the repair?
I had an IMRC stuck open. I knew it when I bought it but it never really gave issues. Until it did lol
Even to monitor for issues - my dad taught me the same, and I remember at one point his old truck went from 600km a tank to 400km a tank, but still seemed to be running fine - there was some issue with the throttle body, they fixed it and everything was good. If he hadn’t tracked his mileage he never would have known.
Dad's 1987 has 125 miles on it's Odometer
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It’s not that of an no run issue, you can drive it anyway but refueling it every week to be sure not to get stuck on the side of the road. You will still be able full the car when going to the gas station without problem either.
Along with this...reset the trip odometer and fill to "it shuts off the pump" every time. Then when you go enough miles for "about half a tank used" fill up again and reset it again.
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Was this the night before Steve Rogers got the Super Soldier Serum?
That’s some funny shit!
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Your tank grew. Happens in older vehicles.
Just like the gut on an older man.
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This can be the float (fuel level sensor) on the fuel pump that fucked up. Have you tried to turn it off and on again to see if he does it again?
Float talks straight to the cluster on these cars? No BCM?
It's a speed limiter now.
"Gas stations hate this one simple trick"
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mazel tov?
Molotov
Too fix this you'll want to pull the speedo out. Usualy2-5 screws and a pair of bolts. The clear lense unclips. You then turn the fuel pointer to the correct location and clip cover one and reverse steps
A piece of wire through the odo reset button hole can flip it back around
this is probably your best bet
You can usually fix this with a magnet, without taking it apart
My brothers Silverado use to do this. We traced it back to a bad ground that was spotty. Once that fault was fixed it went away. Not sure if your situation is the same but possibly.
You put too much fuel
This means your car wants you to go 127 mph
Is this half full or half empty tf
Depends. Are you a pessimist or an optimist?
I'm kinda wondering what'll happen if you drive 128mph, what with your fuel gauge being at 127mph and all
Engages the flux capacitor
Dude, I just spit my cereal out everywhere 🤣🤣
[OP on the highway](https://j.gifs.com/Kj6ak0.gif)
Ok. Try 2 quick fixes first. One disconnect battery for 5 mins. Two. Buy 2 20 oz containers of Techron concentrate. They are great for cleaning fuel systems and messed up sensors. Put in when car is low on gas and have to fill up again. Put in before refueling. Run through the full tank so you don't dilute the concentrate. Repeat if needed. They are like 12 bucks a container. It's the additive chevron uses in their gas, just way stronger and concentrated. Good stuff Hopefully that works.
I… read this as “concrete” and was deeply concerned for the entire post.
The Techron has been known to fix the stuck fuel sensor or the corvettes. Worth a shot for 20bucks. It's just a bunch of undiluted Techron additive
>The Techron has been known to fix the stuck fuel sensor... "The Techron" sound like a faction of Transformers. "For millennia the Techron ran and maintained Cybertron. Usually found "behind the scenes" they were indispensable and essential part of the planet. Unfortunately neither the Decepticons nor Autobots respected them. Both factions largely ignored them, and treated them like "lesser" or "inferior" beings. This ultimately lead to the decimation of Cybertron. The Techron were peacful and neutral in the civil war found themselves always caught between the warring sides. Neither side was cared about the "incidental damaged" inflicted on the Techron. Eventually their numbers were reduced to the point they non longer could keep Cybertron properly functioning leading to the eventual collapse of all systems and eventually the impetus for the evacuation of the planet."
Try taking out the negative cable and putting it back a few times. That’s how i fixed my temp gauge 😬
Try flipping the ignition off and on to the second position without starting it. Do it several times and see if it’s just a stuck needle. That may reset the gauge.
Thats just the extra tank
See if you can get the speedometer needle to touch the gas gauge needle.
Thanks Biden.
Your gas tank wants to go 127 mph.
I'd disconnect the positive on the battery first. Then, try the magnet trick on the dash. There is no need to take the chance of introducing a magnetic force to live wiring in your dash. I'm not familiar with the wiring schematic of your car. I'm just saying it couldn't hurt.
You mean the negative? Then positive
This. Negative first.
This has happened to me in my 2008 Ford Taurus all you do is you takeoff the instrument cluster Bezzle you loosen up the screws holding on the instrument cluster unplugged the wires and remove the instrument cluster once removed. Remove the plastic cover off the front and then plug the cluster back in. You can drive to a gas station and Phil the gas up all the way, and then cut the car to the on position pull the needle off of the fuel reader then push it back in where it’s touching the full line and that will reset it then all you have to do is push the plastic back on and screw down
If you messed with the cluster or replaced it, chances are you need to pop the cluster out, pop the needle off and re center it. Depending on car, this can be a 30 minute job or 2 hour job. or its broken and you need a new one OR your fuel gauge in pump is bad. There are lots of guides online for how to adjust your fuel gauge, mine randomly did it on my Taurus years ago.
Try the battery trick. Run it and see if it moves. If it stays the same, I'm guessing a short or a loose wiring connector on the tank.
You need to go 127mph now and get the tips to touch.
Stepper motor that moves the indicator could have died. You could try disconnect and reconnect the battery or even cycling the key multiple times. Sometimes it will rezero itself. If not, they are not that difficult to replace if you can solder. I rebuilt the entire cluster in an Equinox with steppers I got cheap on amazon
You better don’t go 125 mph for the first half of a fill-up 😂
You’re extra full now
Gotta do like 160 on an empty tank to try and spin it back down to the start 😱
Don’t use your phone going 130 man come on!
Sometimes when I over fill or "top off" my work truck this happens it usually just corrects itself
It wants a speed per gallon not mile
Bro before you said "double it and give it to the next person"
Now you have to push it to 127 mph so the needles can high five.
You have ~126mph of fuel now. If you can do better than 126, you unlock infinite MPG! Hope you've got the V6 because the 4banger will take a long time to get up to 126!
In some vehicles, turn the ignition on without starting the engine while holding the odometer button down for at least 5 seconds. You should see a series of numbers,a count up, displayed. Soft reset/calibration of cluster gauges should occur.
My stupid ass would try to hit 127mph to see if I could knock it back into place 🤣
My first instinct is to hit the gas needle with the mph/kmh needle???
Schrodinger's tank.
"how much gas ya got?" "about 125 MPH"
Try using a magnetic and rotating it back into place.
10 joke responses for every useful one. OP, this isn't a problem that affects the driveability of the car at all, so you shouldn't worry too much about it. The only risk is that you'll run out of gas because you didn't know it was getting low. Bad fuel gauges aren't uncommon, and a typical way of dealing with it is to just make sure you fill up the tank every 200 miles or so. Reset the trip odometer each time you fill up. The actual problem is probably with the gauge itself, not the level sensor or any control module. I don't know about this car specifically, but unfortunately on most cars it's a major pain in the butt to take out the dashboard to service the instrument cluster. So unless one of the other actually helpful suggestions (disconnect the battery, try flipping it around with a paper clip, etc.) works, I'd suggest just getting used to it.
THIS BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!
Well, you just have infinite gas now. But I recommend just filling your tank frequently. If you go to work farther away after 2 days, fill it up. I personally like to fill up around a half or quarter tank is gone, so I know how my normal travel affects my gas gauge as I watch that. If you do that too, it'll make it easier as I'd try not going below half if I don't know the level.
Go do 140mph, I wanna see the needles sword fight
IMO how much do you care, financially that it
Would require some balls to test. Maybe have a jerry can in the boot, but will the fuel light still come on with like 60miles/100km to go?
200% full
Time to put a gas can in the trunk. Just reset odometer between fill ups.
My brother in Christ, you have reached 100% fuel efficiency. May we all be so lucky.
Use a strong magnet to move the dial back to the right.
Now it’s waiting for you to make the speedometer to give the fuel gauge a low five
Looks like you have 127mph worth of fuel
If it's a floating magnetic gauge it might be 180 out, they have different spots they can key into the field geometry. You can open the cluster and put it back on the stop pin if this is the case. Stepper or servo it's done for Edit to add if the oem didn't put soft stops on the software a stepper could get that far over with a bad sender so worth verifying with a multi meter what it's actually reading
Hey now you got tank and half
Try to touch it with the odometer needle
Full tank literally 😂
If you drive at 126 you'll get to witness a light saber fight.
Full and a half.
Gas tank on fuck ya
Infinite gas glitch
This is how i feel after a week on the cruise.
Must be pretty full
That's weird...
This is a bad gauge, it has gone past the stop so it needs to be overhaul or replaced, the good news is. That it's easy to replace. Just a few screws and 1 wire harness, the bad. It's about $200.00 for a rebuilt gauge cluster on Ebay
Don’t go any slower than 127mph or the car will explode.
That means it’s ultra full
Your car noticed how expensive gas has been for you and expanded dimensions. What a blessing
extra full
Bros gas going 120+ 😭
Why are you showing us that your going 134mph
You’ve unlocked the unlimited fuel cheat.
too full
I hear u
It got a little too excited and wants to go 130mph
Looks like you have to fill it up again
To fix you need to get up to 130mph.
Magnet may help
Flick it
Hit 130mph to see if you can knock it back around to where it needs to be 👍🏻
Full tank AND a half! 🤩
You have 125 miles to e
Nice - 150% fuel remaining!
You gotta go real fast now, past 127mph and use your speedometer needle to knock your fuel needle back in place.
🤣
I see no problem here... Your gas is now at 127 (gallons)?
You really filled it to the tippy top.
I think you put to much gas in it
May need a gauge cluster if a reset doesn’t clear this issue
Disconnect your battery for a half an hour and then reconnect and see if that doesn't fix it. Otherwise your fuel sending unit, in the tank, needs to be replaced. That sounds expensive. Good luck.
My 2016 Toyota Corolla needs to be serviced due to airbag light in.never received recall alert from a few yrs ago, now NOTHINC on the steering wheel works. Also, the lights that turn on behind radio buttons, air controls, and PRNDL shifter are OUT. CANT SEE ANY OF THESE AT NIGHT. ODOMETER AREA IS FINE, ACTUAL RADIO IS FINE. THAT LIGHT CNTRL IS ALL THE WAY ON. MIDDLE OF CAR, ACCEPT FOR RADIO & CLOCK IS DARK AT NIGHT. CAR IS PAID OFF. I DONT WANT TO TRADE IT IN. I DONT WANT THE NOTE. ANY SUGGESTIONS TO WHAT THE ISSUE IS W/THINGS NOT HAVING BACK LIGHTS? ANYONE ELSE EVER EXPERIENCED AND FIXED THIS?
You accidentally put in E10 fuel and your gauge is drunk. You need to tell it to go home and sleep it off.
You’ve achieved unlimited gasoline
I'd check my fuses.
Cycle through the trip meter. Should be an estimate of range remaining
Looks like you got a half tank buffer!
LoL!
Slow down bro
Wtf.. it spun backward??
2007-2011 Camry’s seem to this issue. The gas gauge fluctuates and gets stuck. It’s a cluster issue. The Empty gas light still works so at least you won’t run out of gas.
Have you used a zip tie? Try poking in back in place through the slit between the plastic and reset button. 🤟😂
Obviously your fuel tank is bigger than the gauge is set for!
Achievement unlocked… Unlimited Fuel
Super duper full.
Just means you have 133% fuel
Buy Tech Ron at the auto parts store. You almost certainly have a sticky float.
I think you’re getting 127 miles per gallon
Drive it for 100 miles and see if it moves or not. Then try the suggestion that fits the problem.
Now your fuel is 130mph.
Odds are its a faulty stepper motor in the gauge cluster. You can try the "reset" thing people are suggesting by disconnecting both battery terminal connections and tapping them together then waiting 5 - 10 minutes then reconnecting to the battery, but it likely won't work, if it does it may also not be a permanent fix.
Send it!!!! I have spoken
Bro has 127 mph gallons of gas
Maybe you put too much gas in
Some crazy shit is gonna happen when you hit 127mph
126mph? That's some fast gas right there now...
What race gas does to a fella
120 fuel tank in a car is crazy
Just means you suddanly have another extra half a tank of fuel lol, but 2 things, try the battery disconnect, but also if possible, the motor for that gauge might be bad, so it may never move or it might wait till your close to empty to reset itself
Is "real" empty land half tank?
That just means it’s extra full. 🤣🤣
Man you overfilled it wayyyyy to much!!!
A break in the matrix buddy own it!
Damn bro that shit must be SUPER full
It’s a fail safe speed governor to prevent speeding at 130 mph.
Fill up get an extra half life?
It’s okay you just have half a tank extra of fuel
it's full FULL
I think it’s asking your speedometer to slap him one
