fuel guage empty light
09-12-2007, 07:16 PM
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Mine did it would come on when there was about 80km range left in tank or a little less than 10L. My 94 [3rd gen] is supposed to have one but no one I've spoken with has ever had one that worked... even from new.
My mech. told me that it is a seperate sensor on the sender that triggers it and it [the sensor] can go bad.
My mech. told me that it is a seperate sensor on the sender that triggers it and it [the sensor] can go bad.
09-12-2007, 07:35 PM
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I've got an 86 it seems to come on at about 10L/80km/50mi like aviator said.
I'm not certain because I've got an SR5 guage cluster but the light is in the lower R/H corner. shouldn't be too different from your truck. If yours is working.
I'm not certain because I've got an SR5 guage cluster but the light is in the lower R/H corner. shouldn't be too different from your truck. If yours is working.
09-12-2007, 08:40 PM
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im pretty sure its sposed to have one.. my 89 has a spot for the light but it never lights up...i figure the bulbs burnt out but im to lazy to fill it up and i dont believe in letting a tank get that low before filling it up anyways (dont like water getting into the injectors at all)
09-13-2007, 12:22 PM
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They had it in the DLX cluster also but as I recall the light was in the opposite corner.... on the 3gens [89-95] the light is supposed to be a little red diode thingy in the upper left corner of the fuel gauge according to the owner's manual... does anybody's light actually work? should start a thread about that....
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09-13-2007, 07:25 PM
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what does it loog like when it lights up
ex: the oil light looks like an oil can and the motor light looks like and engine so i take it the gas one must look like a gas can. or does it say get gas soon?
ex: the oil light looks like an oil can and the motor light looks like and engine so i take it the gas one must look like a gas can. or does it say get gas soon?
09-13-2007, 07:28 PM
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yes there is one. my 88 sr5 has one that comes on. it is right above parking brake light. it is a kinda burnt orange/amber color. I cant recall right now if it says fuel or not but it is very obvious
09-13-2007, 08:08 PM
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09-14-2007, 12:14 AM
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My old '87 had one in the right hand corner of the gauge cluster if I remember correctly.Thats the only way I knew when to fuel up because the fuel gauge went out at about 110,000.
09-14-2007, 07:21 PM
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ok so i looked really hard with a flash light and i do have the light !!
now i need to see if it works.
is the only way of doing this runnig until you have no gas or the light comes on ?
but i do not have the indash tack so does this mean its not an sr5
now i need to see if it works.
is the only way of doing this runnig until you have no gas or the light comes on ?
but i do not have the indash tack so does this mean its not an sr5
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