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ocziris rodriguez Posted on Dec 18, 2013
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08 accord gas gauge problems

My 08 accord coupe gas gauge is not working I bought a fuel sending unit an it still marks empty any help would be good

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Hi i got an alarm installed on my honda accord 2008 lx n after it was installed my gas gage jus read e! While installing i remember him telling me he couldnt get the door to unlock on 1 press so he had to jump the lock control with a wire or sumtin in order for it to unlock by double tappn open! He checked all of the fuses n wires n he said everyrhing sames to be fine! But we never took the jump he did out n check that. Sendn unit is fine. Do u think it could be that? N by that i mean the jumped lock?

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  • Posted on Mar 12, 2009

SOURCE: 94 honda accord turns off when i come to a stop.

Sounds like the fuel supply pipe inside the fuel tank has hole that's why if the fuel level is about 1/4 and the pipe hole is not completely soak in the fuel, the fuel pump will sucks air instead of fuel and this can cause of lack of power first until the engine shut off but if your problem is sudden shut off without other symptoms like lack of power or engine rough running first before engine shutting off, most probably it was electical problem.

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SOURCE: gas gauge does not work on my accord

you may have damaged the fuel gauge when you were messing with the gauge cluster, they can be very delicate.

Check you connections real well.

Could be also, just by coincindence that the sending unit in the gas tank has gone bad.

Btw, I’m available to help over the phone in case u need at https://www.6ya.com/expert/sean_54c3a3dc48a7773c

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 25, 2010

SOURCE: 2009 Honda Accord Coupe power outlet problem

yeah you can check your fuses on the driver side under the dash board, you will find one of them blowed.

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Check fuse No. 9 (10A) in the driver's side kick panel fuse box. But if your other gauges are working (speedometer, tachometer, low oil light, etc.) then it is possible that when you jumped the battery you inadvertently reversed the cables and created a reverse voltage. This will impact some of the vehicle electronics. If you feel this might be the case, you should test the cooling system temperature sender to see if it failed. If it did, you should suspect that the fuel gauge drive circuit located in the instrument cluster is also failed.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 19, 2013

SOURCE: why does my 97 honda accord gas gauge always on full?

Sounds like yourfloat may be stuck. Its located in the gas tank.

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Either the gauge itself, or the wire from gauge to tank, or the sending unit in the tank. Most of the time it is a problem with the sending unit.

They work like this: in the instrument cluster, a small voltage regulator sends low voltage through the gauge, into the wire to tank, and to the sending unit. The unit has a variable resistor that varies according to the fuel level, measured by the float arm attached to the unit. What it (the gauge) actually measures is resistance to ground-the current goes to a ground point after going through the variable resistor in the sending unit.

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you may have damaged the fuel gauge when you were messing with the gauge cluster, they can be very delicate.

Check you connections real well.

Could be also, just by coincindence that the sending unit in the gas tank has gone bad.

Btw, I’m available to help over the phone in case u need at https://www.6ya.com/expert/sean_54c3a3dc48a7773c

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If you remove the sending unit in the gas tank, move it manually by hand as u saw done earlier, the gauge on the dash should also move. As long as the sending unit in the tank isn't 'stuck' at the half full level, the gauge should register empty to full as it moves. To be honest, I'm not sure if I would bother taking the sending unit out. 1st, u must be very careful not to blow yourself up when working on the gas tank (no sparks, etc), all u really need to do is fill up your car, see how many miles a tank of gas will go (carry a can of gas with u to see how many miles before u run out). If it's 350 miles, just set the trip gauge to zero every time u fill up, and get gas every 300 miles so u don't run out. If the sending unit moves freely, everything (wiring ) is connected properly, then it probably is the fuel gauge. good luck!
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