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They gas gauge on my 2006 pacifica touring want go pass 1/4 of a tank I've put a new fuel pump in it what could it be

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If the new gas pump included the new sender unit, either you got something interfereing with the sender, or the gauge is bad, or possibly a wiring/ground fault. Was gauge working before you replaced pump?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 10, 2009

SOURCE: gas gauge reads empty but tank acts like it's full

I also have a 04 with a 1.8L. same problem. I took the fuel regulator off. It is a black box behind the rear tire under car. It only has 2 bolts to take off. After that there is a couple of vent hoses from the tank going to this box. Unplug them and 1 electrical connection. The electrical connection and one vent is connected to a T connection on the box that you can unplug by twisting on the T. Take that T off and look inside where you unplugged the hose on this T. There is a spring and a little plunger inside this tube. The plunger gets stuck. I took a little screw driver and some PB blaster and worked that plunger back and forth a couple dozen times and it unfroze. Put it back together gassed up just fine. I did not look but I was told regulator can be replaced for 200$. But a can of blaster is cheaper.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 10, 2009

SOURCE: 2001 hyundai sonata 4 cl can't pump fuel into tank @ normal rate

The sending unit in your tank is going bad replace it.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 21, 2009

SOURCE: 2004 Chrysler Pacifica Fluctuating Fuel Gauge Indicator

Hello, the answer to solve this problem is to take it to your nearest chrysler dealer and have them re-flash the updates to the ecu....since 2004, chrysler has had about 4-5 new updates since the date they were manufactured....you need to have the update that followed from your date of man. on your vehicle....They attempted to flash mine to the latest update and didnt work, turns out that they need the re-flash from back when...in order to get the gauage to stop fluctuating.....Hope this helps!!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 27, 2009

SOURCE: AIR LEAK IN TOYOTA COROLLA FUEL TANK

you'r EVAP system is not purging the system . I suspect it is your charcoal canister located in the left side of the engine compartment located near the master cylinder its a piece of cake to change it just slides up after you diconect the lines .

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 16, 2010

SOURCE: 2005 kia sorento Fuel Gauge says empty with 1/2 tank of gas.

Fuel sensor is not working well. Just changed mine today for the same problem.

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