1st Gen Durango 1998 - 2003 Durango's

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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sporta
Jumping in on this as well. Both my 2000 and 2001 Durango with the 4.7l eninge is getting around 16-17 mpg...the ID10T light pops on when the guage is below 1/8 tank...if I fill up then I can squeeze 19 gallons in the 25 gallon tank. Knowing my mpg and keeping the trip meter reset I can get 360+- miles per tank and put about 24 gallons in. My question being is there a way to recalibrate the low fuel sensor? Thanks in advance.
Dodge did it that way on purpose, it reminds you in time that you still have a decent amount of range...... Which, in reality, is a GOOD thing.... There are quite a few places in this country where you can easily be 100 miles from the nearest gas station......
 
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Dodge did it that way on purpose, it reminds you in time that you still have a decent amount of range...... Which, in reality, is a GOOD thing.... There are quite a few places in this country where you can easily be 100 miles from the nearest gas station......
Good point. Just wished the owners manual wouldn't say 2 gallons remained.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2018 | 10:25 PM
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Perhaps an easy, but not inexpensive options is to install a ScanGuage II and watch the observe level directly. I believe that I have seen this in Torque Pro with my bluetooth OBDII reader as well. The OBDII bluetooth (Android) or wifi (Apple devices) dongle is less than $20.
 
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