gas issue

[Javeed Mohammad]

for some reason i think my gas gauge is broken. and the reason why i think its broken is bc whenever i put about half a tank it flys down after like ten min of driving to a quarter tank and whenever it reaches the quarter tank it goes down regularly it makes me po whenever i see it just go down to the quarter tank. so any ideas on whats wrong and how i can fix it thanks

 

[Three50won]

It might be the gauge or perhaps the sender...

 

[03_TrueBlue_GT]

What size are your rims/tires and what is the gear ratio in your car?

 

[Javeed Mohammad]

It might be the gauge or perhaps the sender...

how can i fix the sender or gauge

 

[Javeed Mohammad]

What size are your rims/tires and what is the gear ratio in your car?

i have 3.73's and i think the tire size is 245/?? with the same rims as you.

 

[03_TrueBlue_GT]

i have 3.73's and i think the tire size is 245/?? with the same rims as you.

Oops I just realized I posted this in the wrong thread lol.. But yeah its probably your sending unit going bad. Does it do this even when you fill it up all the way?

 

[Three50won]

how can i fix the sender or gauge

The sender is in the gas tank. It is part of the contraption that holds the fuel pump. It's kinda like a float device. Perhaps something is wrong with it. Now I'm not sure if there is some other sender elsewhere but this is the one I'm familiar with. It probably is not the gauge judging by the symptoms but it's probably easier to check it just in case before you drop the tank.

 

[blkstanger]

The senders can get screwed up when changing out the fuel pump.

 

[Javeed Mohammad]

it was the gasket that goes on the tank.

 

[Superhereaux]

it was the gasket that goes on the tank.

Can you elaborate a bit more? So you fixed it? Was the tank leaking? Was the gasket caught on the sender?