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That's odd, how many miles do you have on your F? This shouldn't be happening on a fairly new car like this, take it to the dealer. My 98 integra does this, but doesn't take 2-3 min, more like 30-60 sec
So if you were at a 1/4 tank and fill up...it stays at a 1/4 take for a couple minutes and then swings toward Full? Mine pings over to the right immediately (08 w/ 57k).
Sounds like the fuel level sensor is dying a slow death. I would just mention it the next time you have to go to a dealer...it should be a warranty item.
^ correct. it stays there for a couple minutes.. first time when it happened, i was heading back to the gas station thinking their fuel pump was broken, haha..
Never noticed it but, then, never really cared. It might be a designed-in "feature" known in software circles as "smoothing". Imagine how you'd feel if in high-G turn with gas sloshing around the tank and the guage trying to follow the fuel level as it went up and down. They could be slowing the movement of the needle on purpose.
05-15-12, 05:24 PM
