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Posted on Nov 22, 2009

The low fuel light goes on and off periodically and the fuel gauge fails to work during each episode. what is the cause and the solution .

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The sending unit on your kind of vehicle is notorious for giving false readings when the vehicle hits around 100 000 I think replacing the fuel pump and sending unit should solve your problem

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