i drive a 99-00 civic si ,.,.. im curious why my gas light doesnt come on and let me know when my car is running on empty ,... my gauge works ,... the needle goes up and down ... but no light ,... any suggestions ???

THANKS HONDA-tech!!!

 

Bump I would like to know also

 

check your bulb. it could be blown If thats not the case go back over all wiring/connections and check fuses. Good Luck

 

mine does the same thing till i am like running on fuems then turns on when i have like 5 miles left in the tank. but it seems to be common in em1's all my friends in the area are the same way.

 

I have a 97 (JDM) EK4 SiR and as the needle hits empty it comes up occasionally, but when

there is like 10 or so litres left in the tank it comes on and stays on.

 

why dont you try to run it until it comes on...and see if it works...if you car dies before the light comes on then..dude you have a problem...

 

I have a 99 Si and it does the same thing. Oh well, I know when the needle is hitting the E line or starting to dip below it, it's time to fill up if it gets to that point.

 

It's not good to run your tank nearly dry. It's called an idiot light for a reason.

 

i own two civics same generation.
my black one the light comes on when i have about 8-10liters left.

My silver one, the light will not come on at all, i have run the tank until there was 2 liters left.

The reason i think for th silver one is that the sensor inside the gas tank was damaged when the car was vandalised, someon poured a sugra water solution in the tank, and it froze solid, and it could have gotten damaged either by my chipping away the ice or by the water itself, i have no idea.

So for you it may actually be the sensor inside the tank. Becuase mine worked fine before the damage was done to the car

 

2000 si, light comes on when it's low, i have gone 30 some miles after it comes on. seems to work on mine i guess.

 

Mine doesnt come on either.

Its a 97 cx with y8. Swaped cluster to an si and no change either.

 

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EXACTLY

unless your an idiot why would you even care if that stupid light works or not whats next your seat belt light lol

not flaming just saying!

 

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Yea i no when my gas gets low it turns on sumtimes but then fades out then slowly comes back on!! Wtf!lol

 

help still trying to figure out why ,... my em1 is not showing me a light !!!.... and it looks as if my cluster lights are really dim on my 99-00 si ???? on the right side !!!!!

 

haha mine doesnt come on either. ill be driving on the freeway and my car would start bogging and then it would die when i come to a full and complete stop. But then i would start the car again and be good for another 7 miles

The light will however come on once every 4 months but rare

 

same problem here i have a 96 with a si cluster..lol i dont wait for the light f*** testing for it because i dont want to end up stranded just because the light didnt come on in time lol! just fill the tanks up! lol well...the way gas is going up i also understand why people want the light to work! lmao! use the gas till we aint got none!

 

dont mean to thread jack but i also have a problem with my rpm gauge..well i idle at 0..then when i start moving it goes up of course as normal..anyone know a fix for that so it idle's were the comp says at almost 7? i currently smog'd it so thats were it was idling at..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Richard... &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">EXACTLY

unless your an idiot why would you even care if that stupid light works or not whats next your seat belt light lol

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I like everything to work on my car whether I use it or not. Then again, mine isn't broken.
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Check this link. It has directions on how to possibly figure out the problem.

 

no answer on my issue? rpm gauge?

 

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Make your own thread and explain your issues there.

This guy is saying his fuel meter works, but the low fuel indicator does not.

Nothing is wrong with his tachometer.

 

there was cases when i almost ended up stranded because there was no gas stations around, and my needle would be sitting on the red line (EX cluster) and it would still drive normal and no light would come on, never figured out why. but who needs that light anyways

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xsuperxsonx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">help still trying to figure out why ,... my em1 is not showing me a light !!!.... and it looks as if my cluster lights are really dim on my 99-00 si ???? on the right side !!!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>hrmmmm