hi i noticed something wierd today about my gas gauge. usually in my past cars the orange fuel light turns on right when you hit E or slightly below. today my tc's tank was getting low but the light turned on, even when the needle was still above the E. i had about 1/8th of the tank left so the needle was still above the E by a noticable margin. then when i filled up, and i did not top off either, the needle went pass full (1/1) by a considerable margin. not such a big deal but my car is brand new and i would like to have everything operating properly. even my moms old 1988 bmw has an accurate gas gauge. my tc's seems like its shifted up so that the orange comes on before needle hits the E and the needle goes past full after i get gas. does anyone have this problem on their car when the gas gauge needle isnt sitting right?

 

Your description about matched what I get with my xb. I wouldn't worry too much about it. You need to start filling up once the gause hits 1/4 tank because the fuel pump is in the gas tank and actually relies on being submerged in fuel to keep cool. If you consistantly run the tank almost dry it can lead to premature pump failure. Maybe Toyota's way of telling you??

Walt

 

oh okay. how far past full does ur needle usually go? mine is about 1/4 an inch which is pretty extreme in my opinion. and then it is almost 1/4 an inch above E when the light goes on. that why i was wondering if my gauges arent set properly.

 

On the tC its actually a R for reserve instead of an E.
mine was the same way until I Did the led color change. While i was there i readjusted so the full tank is right at full and the light comes on right before the R. Which is about 2.5 gallons before empty.

 

nothing wrong with the gas gauge. When it's full it's past F when it's empty it's around where the orange light comes on past R. Thats how it is there is nothing wrong with it

 

prolly cause scions are made so cheap they got floats in the tank and u banked it hard or something?