You fuel gauge has a float inside the fuel deposit tank and if this float has absorbed fuel it will not read the correct level ,either replace the whole unit or take the plastic float off and tie a wine bottle cork to the end of the arm ,make sure its not a french wine bottle cork though ,
SOURCE: 1997 Lumina gas gage, When tank is full gage
seems to be a problem when Gm purchased fuel pump assemblies. Most 97's have the problem
SOURCE: why is my gas gage showing a full tank when the
Two possibilities;
The gauge itself is stuck at full (a few sharp whacks with your hand under the instrument panel may free it, if it is), or the float in the tank is stuck at the top.
There's an access panel under the trunk liner, and reaching through it and tapping on the sensor mount with the rubber handle of a screwdriver may free it.
These are the simple and easy things to look for first...of course, it gets harder from here...
Your float sensor could have gone bad, but in some models the sensor is fused which opens the possibility of a simple fuse change.
SOURCE: the fuel gage works some
Hello
This problem is caused by only thing, it is a defective fuel level sending unit inside the fuel tank. To replace this part requires the fuel tank be removed from the vehicle.
147 views
Usually answered in minutes!
×