Gas light isnt working

[dgriff24]

The other day is was on a trip and i was not near a gas station when i looked and noticed my needle was on the red, but i had no gas light..

How do you find out whats wrong, or change the bulb?

I have a 2000 civic lx.

Thanks!

 

[RonJ]

Sometimes the light does not come on until there is 1 gallon or less left in the tank.

 

[KyleEJ8]

in my 97 civic ex owners Manuel it says the gas light only comes on in the usdm DX models only ??

 

[dgriff24]

But i thought, just assuming, if its in the red of the fuel indicator that it would mean it should be on?

 

[RonJ]

But i thought, just assuming, if its in the red of the fuel indicator that it would mean it should be on?

The gas tank holds about 12 gallons. How many gallons were needed to fill the tank?

 

[leothelion]

12 really? i must have a small gas tank, mine holds 10, but i guess i have nver run it dry. is there any indicator that would show if the bulb was out? mine has never worked didnt even think about it till now.

 

[dgriff24]

Im not sure how much i put in :/

And yea, is there any indicator to see if the bulb is out or a fuse besides taking it apart?

 

[RonJ]

I would not assume that the low fuel indicator light is not working until you have 1 gallon or less in the tank and the light does not go on. I generally have about 2 gallons of gas in my tank when the gauge needle first enters the red zone.

 

[leothelion]

is it bad for the engine if you run it till its out of gas?? cuz that would be a easy way to check to see if its working, just have a 5 gallon of gas in back and run it till its dry.

 

[Deezy]

I I generally have about 2 gallons of gas in my tank when the gauge needle first enters the red zone.

Same here.....

is it bad for the engine if you run it till its out of gas?? cuz that would be a easy way to check to see if its working, just have a 5 gallon of gas in back and run it till its dry.

This is bad..Don't do this.....

 

[RonJ]

This is bad..Don't do this.....

Right. Because it's a great way to destroy the fuel pump.

 

[qwertyuiop]

My Civic Holds Up 69 Liters. No Joking. I Dont Know How Many Gallons Is That LOL. My Gas Light Isnt Broken and I Fuelled up 65.42Liters. Like, OH SH*T. It Will Turn on If its A Liter Near End.

 

[leothelion]

Right. Because it's a great way to destroy the fuel pump.

lame...sigh, i guess it doesn't really matter, its not like the fuel gauge is right there or anything lol.

My Civic Holds Up 69 Liters. No Joking. I Dont Know How Many Gallons Is That LOL. My Gas Light Isnt Broken and I Fuelled up 65.42Liters. Like, OH SH*T. It Will Turn on If its A Liter Near End.

liters? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT! that 18.2 gal!!! who measures in liters! USA all the WAY!!! Manifest destiny B@%$#!!! lol, just kidding, do your pumps actually measure in liters? thats crazy.

 

[phillik747]

Hey, first post here at clubcivic. This forum has helped me a lot, great source of information.

I was reading through the manual and there is a way to jump the sensor wires to test the light. You have to remove the rear seat and open up the access cover to the top of the fuel tank. Then disconnect the 3P connector and jump wires 1 and 3 (BLK & GRN/YEL). If the low fuel light comes on the sending unit may be bad if you know you have less than one gal in the tank. If you have more fuel then you will know that the light isn't bad.

Thought this was easier way to check the bulb rather than taking the dash apart. I'll try and get the page posted from the manual unless RonJ beets me to it.

Kyle

 

[phillik747]

This is out of the Civic EJ6, EJ7, EJ8 (96-00) Service Manual.

 

[R3dline]

i swear i glanced at this thread and thought is say my flesh light isnt working.



maybe your not out of gas

 

[dgriff24]

i swear i glanced at this thread and thought is say my flesh light isnt working.



maybe your not out of gas

hahahahahah!

and yea i fixed it actually, i checked the fuse and all of it needed to be replaced

 

[leothelion]

Hey, first post here at clubcivic. This forum has helped me a lot, great source of information.

I was reading through the manual and there is a way to jump the sensor wires to test the light. You have to remove the rear seat and open up the access cover to the top of the fuel tank. Then disconnect the 3P connector and jump wires 1 and 3 (BLK & GRN/YEL). If the low fuel light comes on the sending unit may be bad if you know you have less than one gal in the tank. If you have more fuel then you will know that the light isn't bad.

Thought this was easier way to check the bulb rather than taking the dash apart. I'll try and get the page posted from the manual unless RonJ beets me to it.

Kyle

thats easier? lol, i disagree...good thing they put it in a convenient place. oh well, im just going to stop caring about it haha.