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Old 07-03-2008, 08:27 AM
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on my 2000 camaro my fuel guage fluxuates like crazy! every time i take a hard right turn my fuel needle falls really far! when i take left turns it goes up. do anyone know how to fix this?
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 09:58 AM
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all f-bodys and most GMs do this, not much you can really do about it
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 08:11 PM
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there is plenty you can do. You can replace the sending unit. Its expensive just for the part, you'llbe looking between 3-4 hundred just for the part.
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 09:25 PM
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My sending unit isn't all that bright either...two weeks ago I put 3 gallons in (the gauge was at E) and when I started the car up, it said 1/2 tank. Yesterday I gave it 4 gallons (from E) and it said 1/4th of a tank...
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 09:36 PM
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so is there somethin you can do to make it more accurate, cause from my understanding all these cars gas gauges flux
 
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Old 07-03-2008, 10:19 PM
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its always going to flux, the only way to get an accurate reading is when the car is stopped on a flat surface, its liquid so it will move around a lot which gives it an inacurate reading
 
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Old 07-04-2008, 05:37 AM
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Ok dont ever let it get that low unless you like changing fuel pumps first of all, and our cars gas tank is rather "V" shaped, so at the bottom a little looks like alot, and vice versa at the top. It wouldnt fluctuate so much if there was enough gas in the tank that it sloshes around that much.
 
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Old 07-05-2008, 10:27 PM
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yea my 96 does it too... after a while you get used to it, and you learn how to judge how much gas is actually in your car even with the gauge going a lil crazy...
 
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