Weird fuel needle/miles to empty problem?

[The Chubby Pirate]

Afternoon folks.

Weird one, the phase 1's petrol guage seems to drop very quickly (although not necessarily using more petrol than normal)? - it drops to empty and sits there not moving?

The 'miles to empty' just flashes four lines like so: - - - -

The fuel warning light came on after a while also but the needle was already at the bottom? Anyone shed any light? Any way to reset this/calibirate the needle? Cheers lads!

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Mines exactly the same Danny. Everyone gets in my car and says "I think you need some fuel." It'll be sat on the red but trip computer will show 60 miles left. And when you do the needle sweep thing and scroll through the trip, it'll show 6-7 litres left in the tank

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Aye same!? Any ideas mate?

Earth strap problem maybe??

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Put more fuel in.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Aye same!? Any ideas mate?

Earth strap problem maybe??

I think it's just normal mate, as my last 172 was the same too.

Could always pop the needle off and put it back on a bit further up lol

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I think it's just normal mate, as my last 172 was the same too.

Could always pop the needle off and put it back on a bit further up lol

Awaits next tard-thread...

"My fuel needle shows I've got 120% full tank. Help ?"

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Put more fuel in.

You're very helpful.

:expressionless:

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Anyone else?

 

[sburrell93]

Could be the sender unit in the tank giving a bad reading.

I'm just guessing though.

 

[dann2707]

Does this happen everytime Dan mate?

As I had a similar issue but it was just one time. Ended up filling more than normal (beans for a week) and it sorted itself out just by the needle going higher than usual.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Anyone else?

Put any fuel in yet ?

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Does this happen everytime Dan mate?

As I had a similar issue but it was just one time. Ended up filling more than normal (beans for a week) and it sorted itself out just by the needle going higher than usual.

Fairly often mate aye, weird one! I'm going to give the earth strap on the n/s behind the arch a clean up and see if that helps any!

@TheEvilGiraffe - go f**k yourself please!

 

[JamesBryan]

Brett had an issue with his gauge a while back where it'd be on the light but still reading quarter of a tank.

It fixed itself after he filled the tank a few times and it's not done it since.

 

[ADS_V6]

I had this happen once over xmas.Red light on 47 miles left,reset trip computer a few times then it changed too 3 miles left,oddly seems to have fixed itself since.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Aye i'm going to brim it the next few fill ups and see how we go!

 

[ADS_V6]

Wonder if the the sender unit plays up or trip computer just randomly plays a game?

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Wonder if the the sender unit plays up or trip computer just randomly plays a game?

Is this easy to replace/clean etc??

 

[ADS_V6]

Think its under the black cover behind rear seat.

 

[RichieJA]

When my needle hits the red I still have 9 litres in the tank, I took it to bottom of red and still the light don't come and it says 38 miles left, didn't want to risk it and just filled up

 

[ADS_V6]

I had a black 182 with only 6k on it as soon as red light came on after a few miles it conked out.Very bizarre

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Aye its a weird one - i also can't work out why its not giving me a miles to empty reading either - its making me think its a related problem?

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Aye its a weird one - i also can't work out why its not giving me a miles to empty reading either - its making me think its a related problem?

Does it never give you miles to empty reading?

It'll disappear once you have less than a gallon left in the tank. They all do that. In fact all Renault's do that, including my 2015 vivaro(Renault based van)

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

It doesn't, @james24785 ?

 

[Jack!]

I have a slightly strange low fuel thing, when I reach the point of the low fuel light coming on, if I scroll to the miles left till fill needed then I just get ----.

Not really that useful, being told you've got low fuel but not how much.

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

I have a slightly strange low fuel thing, when I reach the point of the low fuel light coming on, if I scroll to the miles left till fill needed then I just get ----.

Not really that useful, being told you've got low fuel but not how much.

As I said above, once you get below a gallon left in the tank, the miles to empty then goes to ----

 

[Scrooge]

It doesn't, @james24785 ?

My dci did that, I Had to fill it all the way up to get the issue to rectify.

Then it did it again a few months later, swapped the sender over and it was fine for years.

 

[Djw John]

It doesn't, @james24785 ?

Mine didn't show miles to empty with any amount of fuel in it. I remember the fix was really simple and I remember that it was a post by @MicKPM that told me what to do I just don't remember what it was! Have a search.

 

[MicKPM]

Very simply put, this is most likely to be due to the instrument cluster loosing the fuel level sender info.

Put some fuel in
Run the ADAC test
Clear any codes (j _ _ t)
Carry on as normal and see if it is resolved

 

[MicKPM]

It is very important that the codes be removed. If they come back, you've got an issue somewhere either with the float, float signal or the wiring which the signal goes thru.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Very simply put, this is most likely to be due to the instrument cluster loosing the fuel level sender info.

Put some fuel in
Run the ADAC test
Clear any codes (j _ _ t)
Carry on as normal and see if it is resolved

Excuse my ignorance mate, but is the ADAC test done with a multi meter? Also, the code you've described, i'm fairly certain that displays when you do the self diagnostic (holding the stalk button in and turning the ignition on)?

 

[koi]

Still got the rs tuner if you want it plugged in

 

[JamesBryan]

Excuse my ignorance mate, but is the ADAC test done with a multi meter? Also, the code you've described, i'm fairly certain that displays when you do the self diagnostic (holding the stalk button in and turning the ignition on)?

ADAC test is the self diagnostic test mate.

Scroll through the menu with the stalk button to see if there's any codes and clear them with the mileage trip reset in the middle i think.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Still got the rs tuner if you want it plugged in

I'd appreciate that koi mate!

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

ADAC test is the self diagnostic test mate.

Scroll through the menu with the stalk button to see if there's any codes and clear them with the mileage trip reset in the middle i think.

Ah right okay, didn't realise you could reset it!

 

[Snake182]

My fuel gauge is weird too, seems to be fairly common. It would show 50miles to empty the needle was near the bottom, i was on a dual carriage way and the fuel light came on and then broke down not a minute later lol and the trip said 'miles to empty ---'. I wouldnt mind but it was 2.00am and i didnt renew my AA breakdown cover FML. Hasnt played up since so nothing to diagnose as of yet.... until i break down again.

 

[ADS_V6]

Ah right okay, didn't realise you could reset it!

I had to do the trip reset 3 times since the same problem occured danny.Must be the great renault electrics,since having the jms rs2 fitted I avoid looking at the guage as it drops quickly .

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Okay so in true Renault Sport fashion the problem seems to have sorted its self...

:expressionless:

 

[Budgie]

Who doesn't brim a 1*2 anyway everytime? Less than £40.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Who doesn't brim a 1*2 anyway everytime? Less than £40.

True enough Sir! £38 today in Sainsburys!