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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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while driving the other day still had 3/4 tank of gas and gauge went to empty and low fuel light and check cauges light came on.Cleared code 10 pcm 1431 ac and gauge started working so i thought.But with gauge reading 1/4 tank car ran out of gas filled back up but gauge still acting up.
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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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Sounds like a gas problem to me. I would fill it up with Chervon and add a can of sea foam that's what I've been useing in my 02 coupe have had no problems with the gas gauge.
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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 09:56 PM
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Common issue. I used techron and issue went away.
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 03:56 AM
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yea i had that same problem
i read it was some kind of corrocion build up or something but yeah good gas and an cleaner does the trick most of the time
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 11:41 AM
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you have sulfer deposits forming on the fuel sending units.. Techron is needed on a regular basis or you will eventually have to replace the sending units, which is not cheap
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