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kramcivic
22-03-2005, 08:05 PM
my fuel meter keeps going up and down, especially when i vtec it... it goes from half to refline empty then back to half again late on... it gets confusing when to fill up.... anyone experience this..? or is it just faulty?
cheers
tRipitaka
22-03-2005, 08:12 PM
my fuel meter keeps going up and down, especially when i vtec it... it goes from half to refline empty then back to half again late on... it gets confusing when to fill up.... anyone experience this..? or is it just faulty?
cheers

This is normal..
Just that VTEC uses more petrol etc.. dunno why the gauges moves around, but I reassure you that it's normal.
With the petrol prices these days, I always think twice about vtecking..

EDIT: http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3340&highlight=vtec+petrol
kramcivic
22-03-2005, 08:30 PM
yeah i know it eats up petrol but it goes up and down all the time. not happy!
dudeling7
22-03-2005, 08:51 PM
Yeah i think its pretty normal with the civics they are not too accurate. In mine its te same as you describe one moment i can be on half a tank and after a little pedal it will go to almost empty for a while then back up. Kidna sucks but guess you have to live with it.
aimre
22-03-2005, 09:03 PM
its coz ur petrol is sloshing round your tank, therefore moving the float which detects petrol
garett
23-03-2005, 09:33 AM
you can notice this when you drive up a hill it appears empty then when going down the other side it appears really full or vice versa i dont remember
ECU-MAN
23-03-2005, 08:44 PM
its coz ur petrol is sloshing round your tank, therefore moving the float which detects petrol

yes true but the gauge is ment to have a slow sampling rate to stop the sudden change of the needle, and you shouldnt notice the guage moving with cornering and start stoppping.
kramcivic
23-03-2005, 11:18 PM
got ya
thanks
aimre
24-03-2005, 09:44 AM
[quote}yes true but the gauge is ment to have a slow sampling rate to stop the sudden change of the needle, and you shouldnt notice the guage moving with cornering and start stoppping.[/quote]

nope our civic dont have this. the guage moves juring corners and going up donw hills
bennjamin
24-03-2005, 10:24 AM
nope our civic dont have this. the guage moves juring corners and going up donw hills

My civic is the same - it is instatn affected by hills , or hard braking etc - going form a half tank to enpty in about 39 seconds parked on a steep hill ! *light comes on...WTF*

Whether this is another issue relative to - or jsut that the civics fuel guage SUX....
alittle help mr ECUMAN :D
kramcivic
24-03-2005, 02:56 PM
arrrrghhh
can it be fixed?