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  1. Join Date
    Dec 2004
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    #1
    I drive a 94 Mazda 323 car. Its gas gauge pointer points to zero level once it reaches 1/4 gas level and its yellow indicator light does not illuminate. My only gauge if I am running out of gas when the yellow indicator lights illuminates.

    How do I fix this problem? Where?

  2. Join Date
    Oct 2002
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    #2
    yung "floater mechanism" sa tank defective na or yung mismong gauge defective na rin. mahirap magpalit nyan. dalhin mo na lang sa suking mekaniko mo para mapalitan. mura lang naman yung "floater mech" or the like..............

  3. Join Date
    Sep 2004
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    #3
    sometimes the floater can still be fixed. it also needs calibration to correct your indicator. it happened to ny car a year ago, thankfully my mechanic was able to fix it.

  4. Join Date
    Oct 2002
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    #4
    dugtong ko na rin...

    yung temp indicator ko nman walang reaction..hehe di gumagana. kaya yari ako, di ko alam kunhg overheat na ako nito (wag naman sana)

  5. Join Date
    Feb 2005
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    #5
    have the same problem.
    pinaayos ko na yung floater mech ko kaso after a few days ganun pa den. Minsan i fill up the tank pero sa gauge parang 1/3 na lang. Hanggang ngayon ganun pa den, what i do..compute ko na lang liters to kms. para alam ko when to have it filled.. Ahahaha barbaric ang auto ko.

  6. Join Date
    Oct 2002
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    #6
    try ninyong mag full tank baka usually 1/4 or up to 1/2 lang pirme pag gas up. eh baka nag stuck na yun floater. try lang ninyo.

  7. Join Date
    Jun 2004
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    476
    #7
    As the others have stated, the most likely culprit would be the fuel tank float mechanism.

    I would have it changed if I were you for peace of mind.

  8. Join Date
    Jan 2004
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    #8
    Yung VW namin half pa lang ayaw nang umakyat. Bakit? Yung arm kasi na may buoyant material makes contact with several wires depending on the level. Siguro dahil mas madalas na may contact sa 1/2 and below, nagdeteriorate na yung mga wires at hindi na masyadong nagko-contact. The solution is to replace the entire floater, though di ko pa naasikaso. The orig was 700 pesos maybe 15 years ago. Hehe.

    In your case, madalas sigurong nasa 1/4 and below yan.

  9. Join Date
    Oct 2002
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    #9
    Floater ng Benz ko ganun din, pag less than 1/3 nalang sablay na yan, hula hula na hehe.

  10. Join Date
    Oct 2002
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    #10
    Buy a new or surplus (working floater). Medyo mahirap iservice ang floater ng mga newer vehicles.

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