I have a 94 Accord EX with an automatic and was hoping someone could help me trouble shoot my fuel gauge. It registers fuel levels fine until it has 1/4 of a tank left, then it drops below Empty for the remainder of the tank. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. Is there anyway to test the gauge? Could it be a problem somewhere else?

One more question. How many different fuel gauges did they make from 94 to 97? I bought one identical to mine in everyway except the depth of each. The part numbers were also different. My original was a HR-0186-001 and the one I bought was a HR-0187-001. So it didn't fit. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Ryan

 

from 94-97, the gauges were the same. Certain cars had more space between the screws securing the face to the meter, why... I dont know. As far as the depth, they should be the same... the metal cylinder around the meter will slide on the coil... is that whats in the way??

I have a similar problem in my 94... certain times it'll read the amount of gas left, other times it drops well below the "E" and will eventually return to the proper position. Also, when I fill the tank, it dosent quite reach the "F"... it'll read anywhere from 3/4 - 7/8 a tank... and I KNOW the tank is full because the filler tube will even be full (hehe, I kinda go overboard sometimes). I, too, am wondering about this problem.

 

I know that they offered different gauges between 94-97. I have researched it and have found out that they offered two for sure. One is the common HR-0187-001 number. It is deeper than the rarer one I have, which is HR-0186-001. I had no idea there were others offered. Neither did the gauge company that sold the wrong one to me. But there is a difference, why, I don't know.

 

I have the same problem on my 94' ex man.

 

Fixed mine by ordering a Fuel Sending Unit from the accordstore.com .
Its a very common problem with Accords.

Mine would jump all over and go to E and stay, even on a full tank.
Ordering the part and replacing it myself fixed it.

Your low fuel light might not work either and that could be a problem if your not around a gas station.
Some just go by the amount of milage they get on a full tank.
But who knows if you'll get the same milage every fillup.

Easy fix.......

 

Did you ever have any other problems relating to your sending unit? Like sometimes your car would not start right away? And other times it would? The Honda dealership could not solve the problem but knows it exists. They are still trying to solve it with Honda Engineering, or so they say.

 

Do you go to start it and it just dies?
And trying to restart it after it just keeps choking.
You have to wait a few minutes then it starts no problem?

You might have a problem with the Main Relay.

It usually happens if its too hot inside the car.
Or sometimes if you take a short trip somewhere, stop, and start the car a minute or two later.

http://autorepair.about.com/library/.../aa010301a.htm

Its a common problem with 4th gen Accords, but affects some 5th gens as well.
Mine being one of them.

 

Mine starts hard somtimes when its being started for the first time that day, which i would think of as normal, i do have this problem with the sending unit you are talking about, but if its only the gauge thats affected, im not going to spend 100 bucks on the new one, i can just do what i have been doing and watch my miles...now if it will fix this hard starting problem i may consider it...does it have anything to do with it?

 

It has nothing to do with it.

 

i just thought it might have becasue of what he said

im thinking of getting MSD SCI ignition, and a new MSD coil, how about that, would that help these problems?