Fuel Gage Inaccurate or Inoperative
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Fuel Gage Inaccurate or Inoperative
| Step | Action | Values | Yes | No |
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| 1 | Did you review the and perform the necessary inspections? | - | Go to Step 2 | Go to Diagnostic Starting Point - Instrument Panel, Gages and Console |
| 2 | Verify that the fuel gage is inaccurate or inoperative. Does the fuel gage operate normally? |
- | Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems | Go to Step 3 |
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- | Go to Step 4 | Go to Step 6 |
| 4 | With the fuel sender connector still disconnected and the key still in the ON position. Connect terminals 2 and 3 on the vehicle side of the connector. Does the fuel gage read full? |
- | Go to Step 5 | Go to Step 6 |
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Full-4Ω 1/2-55Ω Empty-107Ω |
Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections | Go to Step 8 |
| 6 | Test for an open or high resistance in the low fuel indicator circuits between the fuel level sensor and in Instrument panel cluster. Does an open or high resistance condition exist? |
- | Go to Step 7 | Go to Step 9 |
| 7 | Repair the open or high resistance in the low fuel indicator circuit between the fuel level sensor and in Instrument panel cluster. Refer to Wiring Repairs
in Wiring Systems. Did you complete the repair? |
- | Go to Step 10 | - |
| 8 | Replace the fuel sender. Refer to Fuel Sender Assembly Replacement
in Engine Controls. Did you complete the repair? |
- | Go to Step 10 | - |
| 9 | Replace the instrument cluster. Refer to Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Replacement | - | Go to Step 10 | - |
| 10 | Operate the system in order to verify the repair. Did you correct the condition? |
- | System OK | Go to Step 3 |