Help FUEL gage ...
Thread Starter
5th Gear
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
From: houston TX
Help FUEL gage ...
Im new to this webiste and I greatly appreciate all the help and suggestions. 
This is my first corvette and it is a Red Targa 6 speed 2000 vette. Couple mods include corsa exhaust, intake ...
Now I just hit 31K miles on it and my FUEL gage completely went to 0%. I have filled the car up and the neadle droped to 0% after 10 mintues of normal driving. Any suggestions?
I read previous post in regards to adding TECHRON to your gass. I tried that today. I will post if that helps.
Does anyone else have any other suggestions?
thank you again for your time.
This is my first corvette and it is a Red Targa 6 speed 2000 vette. Couple mods include corsa exhaust, intake ...Now I just hit 31K miles on it and my FUEL gage completely went to 0%. I have filled the car up and the neadle droped to 0% after 10 mintues of normal driving. Any suggestions?
I read previous post in regards to adding TECHRON to your gass. I tried that today. I will post if that helps.
Does anyone else have any other suggestions?
thank you again for your time.
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 11,651
Likes: 9
From: HOW FAST WAS I GOING OFFICER? Los Angeles Hating GM Dealership Service Dept.'s Since Sept. 2004
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Welcome to the forum with some of the best people on the planet 
Congrats on your ride and may you have miles of smiles
Don't forget to wave
The techron has worked for many ... other times the fuel sending unit is (or becomes) faulty.
Hope your issue gets resolved with the techron.
Congrats on your ride and may you have miles of smiles
Don't forget to wave
The techron has worked for many ... other times the fuel sending unit is (or becomes) faulty.
Hope your issue gets resolved with the techron.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 1,171
Likes: 1
From: Longview Texas
You've already done what most would suggest ... view past threads. And, it looks like you've made the correct choice. The Techron should clear up the problem. It did for me. And, buy good gas. The key to keeping the guage working properly is using gas with low sulpher content.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 1,509
Likes: 1
From: Lafayette CA
Mine did the same thing yesterday! Just driving down the road, more than 3/4 tank and the gauge goes to empty and the DIC dispayed "Low Fuel". Turned it off and back on -- Still at empty. Got home and turned it off and back on, then all was normal??? Not done it again since. My ignition switch sometimes sticks where it's not making complete contact and none of my gauges or dash lights work. But I just jiggle it a bit and everything comes on. The fuel gauge thing seems to have been something different -- Gauges didn't go off -- And DIC was reading the gauge as empty. I have no answers, just guesses . . . Bad fuel level sensor? . . . PCM glitch? Anybody else had this problem and figured out what it was?
Mine's a '98 Vert with about 30K miles.
Mine's a '98 Vert with about 30K miles.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 3,427
Likes: 2
From: Fountain Inn, South Carolina
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1087942
I put this link in your other post in the tech forum... Welcome to the Corvette Forum
.
.
I put this link in your other post in the tech forum... Welcome to the Corvette Forum
.
.
Last edited by George8211; May 16, 2005 at 06:44 AM.
Administrator
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 368,340
Likes: 24,780
From: In a parallel universe. Currently own 2014 Stingray Coupe.
C7 of the Year - Modified Finalist 2021
MO Events Coordinator
St. Jude Co-Organizer
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
NCM Sinkhole Donor
CI 5, 8 & 11 Veteran
Besides the Techron, maybe try switching brands of gas. If those things do not work, could be the sending units. Hope the Techron works for you.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 7,275
Likes: 19
From: Camden County NJ
Techron or BG-44K should help. Follow the instructions and just don't burn it out, let it sit in the tank for a few days. Usually one or two tanks does it for me. The best brand gas to use is Chevron, Shell Vpower and Texco.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Race Director
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 12,735
Likes: 28
From: Kayenta Utah
Bad design with no fix.
Using nothing but Chevron, I've had this problem almost continuously for five years in my 2000 Coupe. I've had the fuel sensors and sending units replaced three times, and the problem always comes back. I've used Techron, and I always buy fresh gasoline from a busy station. No one has yet to give me a plausible reason for the fuel gauge instantly dropping to empty, but it's no fun on a long trip when you're out in the middle of nowhere where Jesus lost his shoes, and it appears you're on empty.
This Wednesday evening, I'm driving 850 miles to Fichtner Chevrolet to trade the car in on a DSOM Z51 Coupe, and as perfect as the car has been, the gas gauge will be on empty for half the trip. That's just the way it is.
This Wednesday evening, I'm driving 850 miles to Fichtner Chevrolet to trade the car in on a DSOM Z51 Coupe, and as perfect as the car has been, the gas gauge will be on empty for half the trip. That's just the way it is.