beanbag

97 Integra GSR

Recently, the low fuel light has been coming on too late, or sometimes not at all. Usually, it come on when I've used up 10.5 gallons on a 13 gallon tank, but recently, it didn't come on, and I was fuel starving when going around downhill corners. Today it came on, but the needle was already below the "E" mark, and I think I had used up 11.5 gallons at the time. Is there some problem with the sensor?

nsxtasy

You didn't think to fill up the car when the needle went below E?

jhammond_82

iTrader: (1)

fill that thing up, and reset you're mileage. keep going till you run out of fuel, and see how many miles you have on that tank. or go untill you think you've used up 12 gallons or so and do it that way. i don't recommend intentionally running out of fuel though. unless you want to, but that would be on you, lol.

Tim2179

iTrader: (2)

Sounds like operator error to me. Fill your tank up when it gets low and don't wait for the light. Any time and money spent to fix an idiot light is a waste of time and money.

beanbag

Usually the light goes on before the needle goes to E, so I end up watching for that instead.

beanbag

It's not an idiot light, it's a "friendly reminder light".

mrdeadman

Mine doesn't come on till after the tank is well past empty. It usually comes on when I have < 2 gallons left. You are fine. Just don't be a moron and you will not run out of gas. You should never wait for the fuel light to come on before you fill up.

mouab18c1

iTrader: (5)

theres 13 gallons in an Integra?

nsxtasy

13.2.

IntegraCF21

I don't understand why people wait for their gas tank to hit E before they fill up? It's not exactly the wisest thing to do.

Vampire2o9

Do you have a fear of gas stations by any chance?


iono just a thought

j_bizach

lol i had my teggy for 4 years till i realized ther was a low fuel light.

racebum

you can pull the cluster and the fuel needle. slightly move it toward the E and the light will trigger earlier. the light doesn't trip till the needle is right on the E line or under. on some cars you're out of gas at this point. or you can listen to some of these posters who have no clue what causes this and just wanted to talk sh*t at you. you seem to have attracted the haters.

stocker2shocker91

i think were supposed to come on when you have about 60 miles left till empty..so if your at about 10.5 spent in a 13 gallon tank your good...my prelude and integra do this kinda scarey how low theyll go before the light comes on..but i havent ran out yet

jdmjoka

Every one avoids the question that's being asked here. which is why doesnt his light come on when it's supposed to?

racebum

i just told him 2 posts up. needle position trips the light

vladd

it's not a good idea to take the gas level that low anyway; gas cools the fuel pump and if it's not properly submerged it'll die faster. if you fill up the tank at proper intervals you'll never see the light anyway, i'd say this is something that's really not worth messing with.

jdmjoka

yeah i didnt direct it towards you, just a mass amount of reply's wasnt a answer to his question ;/ sorry.

racebum

oh it's all good, i totally agree with what you're saying though. he wasn't asking for opinions. he wanted to know what could be done about his light

beanbag

Yeah, don't you hate it when people editorialize rather than answering the question?

In any case, I dug out my Helms manual, and it shows that the low fuel light comes from a sensor in the fuel level measuring unit. So I don't think moving the needle on the gauge will help, because the light will still come on too late (in terms of actual fuel level). I can't tell if this is a separate sensor from the fuel level, or just comes on when the fuel level reaches a certain percentage. It also appears that I need some kind of a special tool to pull the fuel level meter out.