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#6832 of 19283 PLEASE HELP ME! by heatherashley

Jul 21, 2006 (5:22 pm)

Replying to: karinos (Jun 21, 2002 7:51 pm)
i have a 1995 subaru legacy l. my car is wierd anyways, when i fill it to the max, it doesnt go above 3/4 a tank, i filled it and was driving like 45 behind someone and it dropped to below 1/4 a tank, then i went around them and was doing 60 and it went back up to 3/4, then i was going like 50 throughthe back woods and it dropped back down to 1/4 tank. any ideas what my problem is? i called my dad and he thinks its the fuel level sending unit. im really worried, im only 17 and have no idea about these kinda things! PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE!!!!!!!

#6833 of 19283 Re: Hello, just another question please. [locke2c] by jfl

Jul 21, 2006 (8:48 pm)

Replying to: locke2c (Jul 21, 2006 1:38 pm)
If the gear oil was changed, what type of oil was put in? If to has slip agents, the synchros won't be as effective.
 
Jim

#6834 of 19283 Re: PLEASE HELP ME! [heatherashley] by jfl

Jul 21, 2006 (8:58 pm)

Replying to: heatherashley (Jul 21, 2006 5:22 pm)
Sounds like your dad is right. (I know...at 17 it's hard to believe! )
 
What you could do is ignore the fuel gauge and simply reset (zero) the trip odometer every time you fill up. Then refill at around 250 miles. After doing this a few times you should have a good idea of your fuel economy and probably use a higher number than 250 based on the size of your fuel tank.
 
HTH,
 
Jim

#6835 of 19283 Re: PLEASE HELP ME! [jfl] by pf_flyer HOST

Jul 22, 2006 (4:54 am)

Replying to: jfl (Jul 21, 2006 8:58 pm)
Yep, it's been years since I've depended on a fuel guage to let me know if I need to fill up. The trip odometer is a much more accurate guage of how far you have to go on a tank. It will simply take running down a few full tanks until you get an idea of where that edge is.
 
Fill up, drive until you think you're getting close, and then fill up. you'll be able to calculate your maileage on the gas you used, and based on the number of gallons you put back in and the size of the tank, you'll have a good idea of how much gas was left in the tank. Then you'll have an idea of how much farther you could have gone on that last tank.
 
Knowing the range of your car on a full tank is a good thing!

#6836 of 19283 Re: PLEASE HELP ME! [heatherashley] by ladywclass

Jul 22, 2006 (5:03 am)

Replying to: heatherashley (Jul 21, 2006 5:22 pm)
Just a woman's voice here, Heather. The guys are right. I have always relied more on how far I've driven than on the gauge to tell me when to fill the gas tank.
 
I know when my Outback gets to about 280 miles traveled around town it's time to fill it up!
 
Brenda

#6837 of 19283 Re: PLEASE HELP ME! [ladywclass] by jfl

Jul 22, 2006 (2:22 pm)

Replying to: ladywclass (Jul 22, 2006 5:03 am)
The guys are right.
 
First Heather's dad is right and now the guys are right? Wow! We're on a roll.
 
Jim

#6838 of 19283 Re: PLEASE HELP ME! [jfl] by heatherashley

Jul 22, 2006 (5:39 pm)

Replying to: jfl (Jul 22, 2006 2:22 pm)
thank you so much guys! now im not as worried about the situation! wow, you guys must know alot about cars(subarus) hehe! so until i can get it into the shop, ill follow your advice!! thanks again

#6839 of 19283 Re: PLEASE HELP ME! [heatherashley] by subi4obs

Jul 22, 2006 (6:59 pm)

Replying to: heatherashley (Jul 22, 2006 5:39 pm)
I don't know anything about the Subaru Legacy, especially not from 1995, so I tried finding any kind of illustration of the fuel tank. I didn't have any luck in my quick search, however, I saw this paragraph mentioning the sending unit at:
drivewire fuel pumps.
Summed up, it says it might be found from under the back seat or trunk. And I saw one at ebay. Looks like you might be able to get to the wiring connector at least and give that a check for looseness or any other problem.
They apparently cost around $37 at rockauto.com, for the kind I saw there anyway, but replacing it yourself (or Dad) might be trouble if you had to remove the gas tank or other such difficulties.
Maybe it wouldn't cost a whole lot to have done. I've never had one changed on any of my cars/trucks, only changed one out on a pontoon boat once and that's very different.
 
Good luck with that.
 
BTW, I use the trip odometer alot, too, mainly from keeping track of mileage. I just didn't think other people did as much as was said here. Still, it's nice to have a working gauge!

#6840 of 19283 Re: PLEASE HELP ME! [jfl] by ladywclass

Jul 22, 2006 (8:01 pm)

Replying to: jfl (Jul 22, 2006 2:22 pm)
don't let it go to your head ...

#6841 of 19283 thanks by heatherashley

Jul 23, 2006 (8:08 pm)

thanks so much for all your help! cars, they are such a pain but we need them more than anything!!

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