Inaccurate fuel gauge almost leaves me stranded!

bmarcinczyk14 · 06-07-2014, 09:52 AM

Well my guess is there's something wrong with the computer that tells how much gas is left, therefore wouldnt the torque app be showing the same thing as the in car gauge? Can the fuel starve issue happen in a straight after a corner, and would it set the fuel gauge to zero? I'm just trying to find out what's going wrong so I don't run into this problem again.

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chii370 · 06-07-2014, 10:03 AM

havent had an issue with my fuel gauge yet. I was coming home from work friday and had 1 dot left and the remaining distance said -- -- so I was scared as ****, but I managed to sit at 3 4 way traffic lights which felt like an eternity and still made it to a gas station. I dont know if any of this matters, but whenever i put my gascap back on i always click it 2-3 times. Always use the same fuel from the same gas station and randomly put additives in about once a month or so and ive never had issues. But Its been really accurate for me. My 09 I was wary about though..... I would stop the car with 5-6 dots, start it the next day and it would have 4. then get to my destination and it would have 5 again....... so its probably one of those shitty quality part issues with nissan like the CSC, some work, some dont.

06-07-2014, 09:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
bmarcinczyk14 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 505 Drives: 2010 370z 6spd Sport Rep Power: 19	Well my guess is there's something wrong with the computer that tells how much gas is left, therefore wouldnt the torque app be showing the same thing as the in car gauge? Can the fuel starve issue happen in a straight after a corner, and would it set the fuel gauge to zero? I'm just trying to find out what's going wrong so I don't run into this problem again. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk __________________ '10 370z -- '09 Ducati 848 -- '05 Kawasaki 636 Track Bike -- '02 Sentra SE-R Spec V

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06-07-2014, 10:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
chii370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: . Posts: 642 Drives: . Rep Power: 18	havent had an issue with my fuel gauge yet. I was coming home from work friday and had 1 dot left and the remaining distance said -- -- so I was scared as ****, but I managed to sit at 3 4 way traffic lights which felt like an eternity and still made it to a gas station. I dont know if any of this matters, but whenever i put my gascap back on i always click it 2-3 times. Always use the same fuel from the same gas station and randomly put additives in about once a month or so and ive never had issues. But Its been really accurate for me. My 09 I was wary about though..... I would stop the car with 5-6 dots, start it the next day and it would have 4. then get to my destination and it would have 5 again....... so its probably one of those shitty quality part issues with nissan like the CSC, some work, some dont.