Where's the gas light located on a 98 maxima
#1
Where's the gas light located on a 98 maxima
I let the gas needle touch the last line and still no gas light. When I fill up from there it only reads about 16 gallons. This is an 18.5 tank. Never seen the light at all.
#5
no, it only turns on when your fuel level is very very low. I haven't seen it in a while because I live in chicago where its mostly colder year round so I never go below a quarter tank.
#6
The low fuel light is built into the gas gauge itself, below the E mark. There is a sensor in the gas tank, part of the float assembly.
At what point the light comes on varies from car to car. Since you know the point when you need 16 gallons, drive an additional 20-30 miles or so and see if the light comes on.
If the light truly doesn't work, it could be either the gauge or the sensor. You can test the light by removing the rear seat bottom cushion and the access cover to the fuel tank. Unplug the 4 wire connector and jumper the red/black stripe wire to ground and the light in the gauge will come on if it is good. Of course the ignition switch has to be in the ON position for this.
At what point the light comes on varies from car to car. Since you know the point when you need 16 gallons, drive an additional 20-30 miles or so and see if the light comes on.
If the light truly doesn't work, it could be either the gauge or the sensor. You can test the light by removing the rear seat bottom cushion and the access cover to the fuel tank. Unplug the 4 wire connector and jumper the red/black stripe wire to ground and the light in the gauge will come on if it is good. Of course the ignition switch has to be in the ON position for this.
Last edited by DennisMik; 02-02-2015 at 11:10 AM. Reason: can't spell
#9
More than likely, the gas light no longer works. It would have triggered by now. Out of all my Maximas, the gas light only works in one of them.
See my thread below
https://maxima.org/forums/4th-genera...-come-you.html
See my thread below
https://maxima.org/forums/4th-genera...-come-you.html
#11
Agreed. I would never rely on it. I just like everything to work as it should. Even when it does work, it comes on way too late IMO. It should come on at the 1/16th mark, not once you hit the bar or are below it.
#16
Just be careful that you don't break off the little plastic holding arms for the resistor board mechanism. They could be brittle.
In the photo below, near the bottom edge, you can see a little bow tie shaped arm that is in an 11 to 5 o'clock position. This is what you move for adjusting. Pressing on the top edge of that arm is a flat resistor that is what gives you the gas gauge reading. A plastic arm on the top of that resistor board supplies the pressure.
In the photo below, near the bottom edge, you can see a little bow tie shaped arm that is in an 11 to 5 o'clock position. This is what you move for adjusting. Pressing on the top edge of that arm is a flat resistor that is what gives you the gas gauge reading. A plastic arm on the top of that resistor board supplies the pressure.
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