Reply With QuoteWTF is that?Originally Posted by Insane Tadpole
Try running some fuel system cleaner through it.
Have you tried punching the dash
Was it broke since you got the car or just broke now?
Does anyone know how to repair a fuel gauge. Its stuck just over half a tank. Its a Mazda Eunos 500 if that helps.
WTF is that?
Try running some fuel system cleaner through it.
Have you tried punching the dash
Was it broke since you got the car or just broke now?
Eunos was like mazda's luxuary brand back in the day.
Well i just brought the car yesterday haha. Wasn't too sure if the fuel guage was working so put 10 dollars of petrol into the car. Didn't move
Probably the sending unit in the tank. Remove lower portion of rear seat. Should be a plate there covering access to the fuel pump. Remove plate and disconnect electrical connection to pump assm. What does the gauge do with this disconnected and the ignition in the run position?Eunos was like mazda's luxuary brand back in the day.
Well i just brought the car yesterday haha. Wasn't too sure if the fuel guage was working so put 10 dollars of petrol into the car. Didn't move
Fuel pump access could be in the trunk but if this is like a 626 it is under the seat.
Putting about 8 liters of fuel in a tank might not move the needle...
Last edited by digrar; 09-07-2009 at 10:23 AM. Reason: sp
Was just thinking it could be electrical fault - like a bodged aftermarket stereo fitment is putting some power out.
But it's more likely to be the sender as already said, as I get the impression the car is a few years old?
Thanks for that Shocker, I'll try to do that tomorrow.
I realise that Digrar, I just brought it yesterday, So I put fuel in it to see if it was working or not.
The car is from 1993.
Need some help with my 2005 Ford Taurus (again). I decided to take the car on a 850 mile road trip (12 hours or so). 3/4 of the way through getting to my destination the check transmission light came on. I have never had any issues with the transmission, and the fluid level was fine. Initially it seemed like the car would lag just a little bit when going up hills, but I thought that was my imagination or cruise control.
Well I researched the issue on the interwebs, and apparently the 05 taurus has issues with the vehicles transmission going out with little warning. It is starting to exhibit those signs, feels like the transmission is slipping between 2nd and 3rd gear.
I have to be at work tomorrow, and I am in another state. Should I try and make it back home I have to drive through many places that don't have cell phone reception.
Or buy a car in another state, and hope that I don't get ripped off? I would rather not fix the thing, it is getting up there in miles, and been a pain in my butt the whole time.
Any help/ideas would be great!
Find out what the code is. Could be an easy problem to fix. TPS could cause trans issues, speed sensor input shaft speed sensor ect....
Codes were:
p0171, p017, p0300.
Those codes shouldn't mess up the tranny?
You are running lean, and the P0300 is a random misfire. Those could mimic trans issues.
But the car is saying "check transmission" on the HUD. Would the car be able to decipher a real transmission code from a lean code?
And shocker you need to open a garage in Dallas. You would get all my business
Oh she is getting hot. Transmissions are a weak point as you know with that car. Get some Lucas trans additive and nurse it home. Just have the number for the tow truck handy. BTW when the pump starts to go the fluid level will appear to be too full because the pump does not pick up enough volume.
Going to look at a car. If that doesn't pan out, I'll do what you said.
I've seen this before, on other Mazda models. If it was stuck on FULL I would blame the sender unit and the instrument cluster. In your case I'd be checking the sender unit only, as suggested by Shocker.
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