Anyone have trouble with their gas gauge?
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09-04-2007 | 06:48 AM
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RE: Anyone have trouble with their gas gauge?
The Chrysler fuel tank sensors are very sensitive to sulfur in the gasoline,
and go 'wild' when affected this way.
https://dodgeforum.com/m_454739/mpag.../tm.htm#459127
The gas gauge needle will begin wandering around and not show the correct level.
A few years ago Shell gasoline used a new "Bronze" additive that caused Chrysler fuel tank sensors to malfunction too.
http://web.archive.org/web/200206110...er/3378552.htm
In many cases this can be repaired by using 3-4 bottles of fuel injector cleaner over 4 tanks, but in the worse cases the sendor has to be replaced.
Chevron has reformulated the old techron into the Chevron Techron Plus that they started selling about a year ago, which is supposed to be especially good at restoring fuel level sensors.
The higher sulfur content of diesel fuel in the USA causes most mid 1990s Cummins Ram fuel gauges to malfunction sooner or later too. It is very common.
and go 'wild' when affected this way.
https://dodgeforum.com/m_454739/mpag.../tm.htm#459127
The gas gauge needle will begin wandering around and not show the correct level.
A few years ago Shell gasoline used a new "Bronze" additive that caused Chrysler fuel tank sensors to malfunction too.
http://web.archive.org/web/200206110...er/3378552.htm
In many cases this can be repaired by using 3-4 bottles of fuel injector cleaner over 4 tanks, but in the worse cases the sendor has to be replaced.
Chevron has reformulated the old techron into the Chevron Techron Plus that they started selling about a year ago, which is supposed to be especially good at restoring fuel level sensors.
The higher sulfur content of diesel fuel in the USA causes most mid 1990s Cummins Ram fuel gauges to malfunction sooner or later too. It is very common.