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Old Apr 5, 2002 | 01:18 PM
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Anybody else have this problem?

Does anyones gas meter thing move up and down drastically? I dont think it measures the amount of gas it has in the tank accurately. Theres drastic changes in the amount of gas it says my tank has like it goes up like 1 bar and down a bar so i cantt ell how much gas i have. Does anyone else have this same problem?
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 02:19 PM
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Re: Anybody else have this problem?

Not..err..good! If it's still warrantied I'd take it in.
Mine fluctuates just a tiny bit around corners and uphill but always comes right back like the manual says it should.

Originally posted by MaDxKiLLa
Does anyones gas meter thing move up and down drastically? I dont think it measures the amount of gas it has in the tank accurately. Theres drastic changes in the amount of gas it says my tank has like it goes up like 1 bar and down a bar so i cantt ell how much gas i have. Does anyone else have this same problem?
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 02:27 PM
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nissan dealer said its normal like they always do
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 02:30 PM
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i only have that problem when im going down a road in louisiana called seven mile road it is exactly 7 mi long and real curvy and we usualy practice for autocross on it and when going around sharp curves it happens but i think its just the gas being shifted around
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 03:40 PM
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gas guage

Originally posted by MaDxKiLLa
nissan dealer said its normal like they always do
Take one of their cars for a test drive and compare.
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 04:10 PM
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Well...how fast do u notice the change?

Does it change when u turn/go uphill/down hill? or does it flutcuate all the time? if it does...that would indicate some sort of sensor problem...
Old Apr 5, 2002 | 06:00 PM
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if flucuates all the time.......and now my gas mileage is also so crappy! I drive like 15 miles and 1/4 of my tank is gone.......people at the dealer said its cause winter has different kind of gas
Old Apr 20, 2002 | 07:34 PM
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Originally posted by MaDxKiLLa
if flucuates all the time.......and now my gas mileage is also so crappy! I drive like 15 miles and 1/4 of my tank is gone.......people at the dealer said its cause winter has different kind of gas
Haha...

That sounds definately like a sensor or a mechanical linkage problem inside the fuel tank. Don't know how it's set up, but I would bring it to service and demand it to be fixed.
Old Apr 20, 2002 | 08:14 PM
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Probably the gas moving around int he tank and the sensor not being able to accurately catch up with its own readings, oh well I have an Odomator problem It says 23,451 miles on it but I don't know how, I don't really drive it very much.
Maybe it's my alter ego Dr. Catt Masta Flash?
Old Apr 21, 2002 | 10:54 AM
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Try this for your mileage issue:
http://www.nissandriven.com/owning/R....html#article1

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oh well I have an Odomator problem It says 23,451 miles on it but I don't know how, I don't really drive it very much.
Maybe it's my alter ego Dr. Catt Masta Flash?
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