Jordan1553 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 So, something strange happened the other day which I've never heard of happening before... I was chasing an S15 down the A12, (at 70mph obviously) and I watched as my fuel gauge dropped from slightly below quarter, to the light coming on and it telling me I have 50 miles left. My first thought was a severe fuel leak, so I slowed down to 50mph to crawl to a fuel station. After about three minutes the needle began to climb again and the fuel light turned off, it went right back to where it was before. I know fuel gauges are inaccurate but really?... Can anyone shed some light on this phenomenon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grundy Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 The fuel gauge adjusts to your driving. Drive with foot to floor, less miles left til empty etc. /thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan1553 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Hey man, yeah I thought that might be the case, but dropping from 1/4 to empty is a bit extreme no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Yeah, pedal to the metal will cause this. More importantly, did you beat the S15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) Not when you're flat out It'll sink like a stone Edited September 1, 2015 by 350zedd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenWomble Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 let me put it this way, the 2 zeds i took for a test drive both showed an average mpg of 9. on the trip home i got an average mpg of 32! so yeah, it can make a hell of a difference how you drive her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan1553 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Yeah, pedal to the metal will cause this. More importantly, did you beat the S15 Haha! I did until I saw the gauge and flapped like a little girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Yeah, pedal to the metal will cause this. More importantly, did you beat the S15 Haha! I did until I saw the gauge and flapped like a little girl. Three words: Grow A Pair. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan1553 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) The only thing that concerned me is how fast it plummeted. So if I had a full tank and put my foot down for a short time it'd show up as a half tank? Being hypothetical. Edited September 1, 2015 by Jordan1553 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenWomble Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 anything that makes the fuel move about in the tank can change the reading. so it will change if you go up or down a hill. also long corners can hold the fuel at an angle long enough to register a change. so it might just have been while you were getting up to speed that the gauge went down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggalo Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 There's a known issue with the fuel gauge that some people encounter. Sure it's not that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impressed Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I have had this problem for years, 08my. I suspect this. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/54763-how-to-fix-the-inaccurate-fuel-gauge-pdf/ It started to happen within warrantee but the steeler said he would have to dismantle the suspension and drive shafts to get to the sensor so I decided to live with it. This turns out not to be true if you read the guide. Now I just brim it and drive 400 miles then fill up. I usually get between 65-70l in so there is some margin for varied consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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