sad

hello, i have a 94 ex coupe. whenever i fill the gas tank all the way up, sometimes till it over flows, the meter would not go all the way up. sometimes when i jerk the car, the meter would drop passed empty. sometimes randomly it would just drop down low. after i fill up the tank, sometimes it would say i have 1/4 tank left. im not too sure what to trust, cause i would probably have to put gas in everyday if i listened to my meter. its getting close so 230 miles on my tank so far and its been under the 1/4 mark for a few days. im getting a little worried, im not even sure if my low gas tank light even works. can someone help me fix my problem? i was searching the other threads and some people said it was the floater in the gas tank. but im not sure if these are the same conditions as the others. please help soon. thanks in advance!

1DOC422

this is a common problem with 5gens..my gas light doesnt turn on until my meter goes past the last line..if you really want to fix it..take it to a mechanic or honda and ask them what is wrong..btw have you installed indiglos recently?

sad

no i havnt, my tach/gauges are completely stock. they never have been opened before to my knowledge.

Monkey Fing a Coconut

my gas gauge does somethin like this too, when i put in gas it may go up or it may stay at E or may kick in later on, but ive found that the light will always turn on at the right moment with like 2 gal left even if the needle isnt working

sad

ooooo, thanks for the info. thats good to hear cause i dont own a cell phone and it is a big fear for me to run out of gas in the middle of the road. im lookin to solve the problem completely though, does anyone know a junkyard in houston that sells the floater and how or a place to install it?

ATH22

the floater is one of the easiest things to replace.. it is right behind your backseat in your trunk.. just open it up and swap it out.. piece of cake bro

mwkirchner

Honda had a bulletin about this problem. It is number 95-013

SYMPTOM

The fuel gauge does not go to the “F” mark when the tank is filled.

PROBABLE CAUSE

The sending unit in the fuel tank has excessive electrical resistance.

VEHICLES AFFECTED

1994 Accord: All

Like was said above ... it is very easy to change. It is removed via the access panel behind the rear seat ... under the carpet.

The part number you need is:
37800-SV4-A03

tonezilla

i had the same problem with my car a year ago . i just changed out the part and my gas guage was working fine again . the part i bought was called a fuel level sending unit . its located in the trunk behind your seat under the carpet . youll see it when u see something circular with like 5 bolts on it . hope this helped .

yasir4u

1998 Accord v6 Owner I have a similar problem when i fill it up it goes to 3/4 when its full and in motion when its parked it goes all the way to F. I asked a honda guy he said he would chrge $500 Canadian all together i think that too much for me to spend on just a little problem and anyways when its empty the light comes on. Other than that, sometimes when i put Octance booster and stuff it get good and stays at 3/4 mark for a while. I m not sure if there is something wrong with the fuel tank. Does any one have any brilliant ideas.

Mike813

i think almost every accord has this similar problem, just know ur mileage and it shouldnt be a problem...

how much you guys paid for that floating unit by anychace and where? thanks.

sad

when you replace it, does gas leak out? i dont want to get my back seat smelling like gasoline. how hard is it to replace? can someone pm me the steps on replacing it?

tonezilla

the only thing that will leak gas is the gas dripping from the sending unit while u pull it out thats all . butt it only took me like 15 mins to install it . i bought it new off of honda for around $125-150 . i dont really remember . butt if u can just try to get that part off another car from a friend or the junkyard . removing it is as simple as 123 . i think all u have to do is pull one electrical connector . then its a circular cover with a few screws . after u take that out you should see the sending unit with like 5 bolts . just ubolt that and pull it out gently . and then put in the new sending unit gently because you dont want to damage any of the electrical or magnetic components on the fuel sending unit . that should be all i believe .

1994AccordSiR

yea my car does the same

but... if you take the same part off the same car, when just about all if not all of them have this problem, then how does it fix the problem?

matix

my car does the same thing but it doesnt bother me enough to spend 125 dollars to replace it .