Leaking Fuel?
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Plus, I figure better safe than sorry. A gas leak can lead to a thing...what's it called...um....fire! Yeah, that's it!
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I ran two bottles of Techron through the last tank, and nothing. Would the fuel sending unit cause the DIC to read really high?
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Not if I believe the FSM: the 'Average MPG' readout is calculated from the amount of gas actually used by the engine, not the amount of gas left in the tank. Otherwise, the readout would spike to some insane value after a fill-up if you didn't reset it.
But a bad sending unit would affect the 'Range' calculation.
But a bad sending unit would affect the 'Range' calculation.
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They were the small ones.
I didn't know that, but it does make sense. I'll try that this time.
I didn't know that, but it does make sense. I'll try that this time.
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Like i've said before, I don't care if the DIC is off (It's a Vette, I'd be very pleased with 20 mpg), I just don't want to be pouring gas on the ground if I can help it at all.
