all this for a little light? The guage should do the trick on it's own. If by some chance your needle is not moving, fix it. Or add a massive shift light at the same time, that tac is a pain to read too.
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To each his own. I use the tach when shifting, of course, but when crusing down the road for hours, I tend to keep my eyes on the road and traffic, and appreciate the warning light.RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:Lol
all this for a little light? The guage should do the trick on it's own. If by some chance your needle is not moving, fix it. Or add a massive shift light at the same time, that tac is a pain to read too.
So how difficult is this to do? what are the steps? thanksMike Wakeham wrote:Hi All,
In answer to edger above. The guage stops reading due to the sender being knackerd. It is basicly a coil of high resistance wire with a slider attached to a float. Similar to a scalextric throttle gun. The float sits ontop of the gas and as the level changes the slider moves along the coil of wire changing in voltage, this gives the reading on your guage. Over time the coil wears out and splits, once the slider reaches the split it'll stop reading on the guage. Just replace the sensor from pretty much any Mazda from the same year from a junk yard, they're all the same. When mine broke I got one from a 323.
Been a while since I've done this so going from memory, please bear with me!!edger0587 wrote:So how difficult is this to do? what are the steps? thanksMike Wakeham wrote:Hi All,
In answer to edger above. The guage stops reading due to the sender being knackerd. It is basicly a coil of high resistance wire with a slider attached to a float. Similar to a scalextric throttle gun. The float sits ontop of the gas and as the level changes the slider moves along the coil of wire changing in voltage, this gives the reading on your guage. Over time the coil wears out and splits, once the slider reaches the split it'll stop reading on the guage. Just replace the sensor from pretty much any Mazda from the same year from a junk yard, they're all the same. When mine broke I got one from a 323.
I'm just assuming that's what is involved, just guessing, propably more wiring would be needed or you could retro fit the original cluster. Haven't looked into it much! Too much hastle!Mooneggs wrote:that's what is involved...Mike Wakeham wrote:If you were to fit one, you'd need the low level sensor in the tank and associated wiring, and a new cluster. The low level light doesn't work from the guage reading there is a little sensor attached to the sender in the tank.
I'm finding it very interesting there is no fuel light for euro mx-3's... I wonder why that is?!
Are you seriously asking this question?michaelparez wrote:We all know we are running out of fuel when what happens? Yep, that little yellow light starts lighting up on the dashboard. Like Pavlov's dogs, we know it is time to fuel up, but how does our car know that it needs gas?
Wat da fffffffffffffmichaelparez wrote:We all know we are running out of fuel when what happens? Yep, that little yellow light starts lighting up on the dashboard. Like Pavlov's dogs, we know it is time to fuel up, but how does our car know that it needs gas?
I would be sad without mine. When it comes on steadily, it means I've used exactly 10 gallons. I always know my mileage.Ryan wrote:I think its kinda redundant anyway. When you get near the bottom line, you're running out of fuel....
That's not completly true. Mine has a fuel warning light and is European.Mike Wakeham wrote:Hi All,
European versions don't have the low fuel warning light. Don't know why that's just how it is!
If you were to fit one, you'd need the low level sensor in the tank and associated wiring, and a new cluster. The low level light doesn't work from the guage reading there is a little sensor attached to the sender in the tank.
Too much hastle to fit one but that's just me!
In answer to edger above. The guage stops reading due to the sender being knackerd. It is basicly a coil of high resistance wire with a slider attached to a float. Similar to a scalextric throttle gun. The float sits ontop of the gas and as the level changes the slider moves along the coil of wire changing in voltage, this gives the reading on your guage. Over time the coil wears out and splits, once the slider reaches the split it'll stop reading on the guage. Just replace the sensor from pretty much any Mazda from the same year from a junk yard, they're all the same. When mine broke I got one from a 323.
Yes, in my case also same like that only,,,Mad Cow wrote:Well in my case my fuel level sender was broken for a while and I had to rely on the light to tell me my fuel level, it's pretty useful as a failsafe measure.Ryan wrote:I think its kinda redundant anyway. When you get near the bottom line, you're running out of fuel....