Fuel gauge
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Fuel gauge
SPENT THE LAST COUPLE HOURS DOING A SEARCH,BUT COULDN'T FIND MY PROBLEM. MY FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC,ONE TIME I START THE TRUCK ITS FINE,NEXT TIME IT WILL READ EMPTY. MIGHT BE FINE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS,THEN IT GOES WACKY AGAIN. SOMETIMES JUST TURNING OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTING SOLVES THE PROBLEM. I'VE WIGGLED THE KEY WHEN IT DOES IT ,DOESN'T HELP.ANY HELP APPRECIATED
ITS A 2006 F150 5.4 4 WHEEL DRIVE BONE STOCK
ITS A 2006 F150 5.4 4 WHEEL DRIVE BONE STOCK
Last edited by mtnmanut; Nov 15, 2011 at 06:07 PM.
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From: Under the flightpath of old ORD 22R
This sounds like TSB 08-2-9
This is an issue where high Sulfur content fuel will make the fuel level sender show a high or open resistance value.
This TSB not a recall, so if you are out of warranty it will cost to fix it.
The 1 time I had it happen was when I filled at an other than normal brand station ( I stick to Sunoco & Mobil ). I let the tank run down, and filled it at Mobil again, and it was fine since.
Maybe change where you fuel ( don't go for bottom dollar ) and stick with 1 brand to get it to clear up.
This is an issue where high Sulfur content fuel will make the fuel level sender show a high or open resistance value.
This TSB not a recall, so if you are out of warranty it will cost to fix it.
The 1 time I had it happen was when I filled at an other than normal brand station ( I stick to Sunoco & Mobil ). I let the tank run down, and filled it at Mobil again, and it was fine since.
Maybe change where you fuel ( don't go for bottom dollar ) and stick with 1 brand to get it to clear up.
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Thanks for the response i'm a little dumb,what is tsb 08-2-9 theres no sunoco here in the west,i'll run this dry,fill up with a major brand.if thats all it is i owe ya thanks a ton. I grew-up in the east i'd run sunoco 260 in the cuda,never new when i had to use the go pedal,boy wish i still had that car
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From: Under the flightpath of old ORD 22R
Sorry TSB is Technical Service Bulletin ( so something close to that ) and the number is to ID the different ones.
It would be :
Technical Service Bulletin 08-2-9
The date on it is 02/04/08
Pic what ever brand you can fuel at, and try to stick with that brand for a while.
Valero has some high BTU content fuel, don't know if those are around you or not.
It would be :
Technical Service Bulletin 08-2-9
The date on it is 02/04/08
Pic what ever brand you can fuel at, and try to stick with that brand for a while.
Valero has some high BTU content fuel, don't know if those are around you or not.