My fuel light came on, and when it did the digital display defaulted to the "miles -> 0" setting. It says I've got 395 miles to go on the gallon or so of gas I've got left.

Either I've somehow, inadvertantly, discovered a trick for getting super mileage, or something is broke. I'm assuming the first option is rather unlikely, so I figure I should ask...

What's broken? All the other readouts seem to work find.

Thanks

 

Do you know for sure you are about out of fuel ?? Your best guess.

What is the gauge reading ??

What year ??

Which dash do you have, Yazaki or VDO ??

 

I'm certain. The car is for sale. I don't want to keep a full tank of gas in a car that I'm getting rid of, know what I mean?.

The gauge was close to zero, and I've had no issues with any of the gauges prior to this little quirk. It's a '94, with VDO gauges.

I put $10 in the tank, which was enough to turn the fuel light off. I drove it around town for a while, and eventually the light came back on. When it did, and defaulted to the "miles -> 0" it said I had 55 miles to go.

It seems to be working now, but I'm wondering if that was a one time glitch, or an indication that something is about to break. Fuel sending unit maybe? I don't know.

Any thoughts appreciated.