O, I bought the car and since I have had it for over a year and a half now, I have never seen the fuel light come on, even though I have run the gas guage way below E. Anybody know if the light is not working or if there is even a fuel light? Also, if there is one, where is it located on a 96 Maxima. Thanks guys.

 

The fuel light on my 96 Maxima GXE auto is somewhere below the letter E. I had a few times running really low on gas, and the fuel light came on. It is orange colored and the light is round shaped, maybe 2 mm in diameter.

 

How much do you have left when the light comes on ?? In the car manual it sais a "limited amount of fuel"

 

it comes on when your needle is between the 1/8 mark and the E for my car.

Also, if you are low on fuel, try driving up or down a steep road, it should come on as well.

It a little yellow circular light near the 'E' and the base of the needle, but it appears black when off, so its kinda hard to see.

 

is there a light for 95s? I dont think i have ever seen it light up...

 

Yes my Max is exactly like what Matrix said. Under some certain angle in a very bright environment, or with a flash light, I can see the light mark when the light is off. I don't know how much gas is left at the time light turns on. Only remember one time I was in a real hurry taking two customers to a restaurant for a party after work. After I started the car, the fuel needle was almost pointing at E and the fuel light turned on after a few minutes. I guess I drove maybe nearly 10 miles or so, mostly hiway. After dinner I drove another 5 miles or so, all local, before I got a chance to fill the gas.

 

yeah......mine is on all the time cause i am normally broke from modding the max

 

I have a 96 Infiniti I30 and the fuel light no longer works. Any ideas if I can fix this myself? How much would this cost for the dealer to fix it?




-jimbo

 

Yeah, the light comes on about 1/8 tank. You can still drive a fair amount of miles. I guess a early warning is better than running dry.

 

On my Maxima, the light comes on when I have around 3 gallons of gas remaining.

 

It's much easier to see where the light is on an SE, due to the gauges being white!

My light comes on with about 2-2.5 gallons left in the tank.

 

The fuel pump is located inside the gas tank. The fuel gauge sending unit is attached to the fuel pump. It consists of a float which operates a variable resistor. For vehicles with conventional analog fuel gauges the resistance value for a full tank is 8 ohms and for an empty tank is 82 ohms.

An on/off switch is incorporated into the gauge sending unit. The switch is normally open, but closes when the fuel level is close to empty. This switch operates the Low Fuel dashboard warning light.

The Low Fuel warning light circuit is simple. The light has +12 volts whenever the ignition is ON. The ground side of the circuit is completed by the in-tank switch, as described above.

Diagnosis procedure.

1) Move both front seats all the way forward. This is to give you more room to work in the rear seat area.

2) Fasten all rear seat seat belts. This is to keep them out of the way and facilitate subsequent installation of the back seat.

3) There are two release latches at the bottom leading edge of the rear seat bottom cushion. Pull these latches toward the front of the car.

4) Lift the leading edge of the rear seat bottom cushion and pull the cushion toward the front of the car. Remove the cushion from the car.

5) Note the fuel pump access access cover in the center of the car. Remove three 10mm bolts. Lift the access cover and move it aside. You can now see the top of the fuel tank.

6) There are two electric connectors. Remove the one on the passenger side. No tools are necessary, just press the latch, wiggle, jiggle, and lift.

7) Turn the ignition ON. No need to start the engine.

8) Note that one of the wires leading into the disconnected connector is red with a black tracer. Use a test lead to connect this terminal to ground. The Low Fuel warning light should go on. Remove the test lead. The light should go off.

9) If the Low Fuel warning light did not go on the dashboard bulb is defective or the wire between the fuel tank and dashboard has an open circuit.

10) If the Low Fuel warning light did go on the in-tank Low Fuel switch is defective.

This diagnostic procedure takes only ten minutes. It is not difficult and does not require any special tools.

If the switch is faulty you may remove the fuel pump and attempt to repair the switch or replace the assembly. Instructions for removing the pump are found in the Chilton repair manual (page 5-2) and the Haynes repair manual (page 4-4).