dasaboi

2000 Civic DX Sedan

anyway, whenever i get near to E on the fuel gauge, when i accelerate the needle goes straight to E but when decel, it goes back up to where it was before. And when i do refill the tank, when i start the car it takes forever for the needle to go from E to F

last thing is my Low Gas Light does not come on period...fuse maybe?

98civdx

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civics dont have baffles in there tanks thats why it moves when you accle.
as for it taking a long time you might need a new sending unit.
check the light.
i have a 98 dx and the light doesnt come on till the red line, are u on the red line??

joshsayswhatt

My 94 does the same thing but there's nothing wrong when you have low fuel and you accel your fuel moves in the tank, affecting the sensor, if you notice next time you take a sharp turn glance at your gauge, odds are it'll either say you have more or less fuel then you do. Your fuel gauge is best read at a stand still.

You refill and it. Just takes time. It's normal. The gauge doesnt just pop up to full.

And lastly you should look into it and check if your car actually has a low fuel light I know a lot of them don't.

andoxviii

iTrader: (1)

Nothing is wrong with your car, those symptoms are normal for a Civic.

As Josh already touched upon, I remember reading that a lot of the American-market Civics don't have gas lights at all...I'm not sure which ones they are though...

Unseen Racer

wow. i gotta check on my gas light. cuz i have driven my car to FREAKING near the red. in fact, it was on the red when i floored it and still. no light.

dasaboi

yea i went all the way to red, and no light..

98civdx

my 98 dx has a gas light, but i heard the same thing
some people say only jdm does,

andoxviii

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, my Canadian-market 2000 DX hatch has a gas light, too.

Unseen Racer

damn. i am going to check on mine. but my dad's old 2000 dx had a light.

and if you dont want to see your needle go all slow when you turn on the car, do what i do.
leave your keys in the ignition WITH THE CAR OFF, turn the keys to ON(car still off) and leave it. then gas up. the needle will go up as you fill your tank

98civdx

im guessing his light is burnt out.

i think if you fues was blown you would not have any lights in cluster, but i may be wrong so it nevers hurts to check

dasaboi

all the lights work, just not the fuel light..i can see the light in the cluster, but it never comes on

Unseen Racer

well then like 98 civicdx said. you more than likely have a blown bulb.
you should take out your cluster and change it. and while your at it, change the bulb color to amber or what ever color you prefer

sp00ledbseries

if the light is burned out looks like some one didnt know what a gas station was lol

dasaboi

hmm, ok..atleast i know its something inexpensive

and spooled - i'm not suprised, when i got the car, it had 150k on it with the original spark plugs..and no records of any mait. done

Unseen Racer

DAMN! no honda should ever live like that!
well change the timing belt, first and foremost, then go from there

andoxviii

iTrader: (1)

Good idea. Usually the water pump and tensioner are replaced at the same time, as well.

98civdx

150k and oem plugs what the hell is wrong with people!!

yea its cheap, esay shouldnt take more then 15 minutes.

dasaboi

i already did the timing belt, along with the tensioner and water pump, next are the plugs, dizzy,roter, wires.. etc.

trustdestruction

i'd also change every last fluid in the car