TheVision89
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Boynton Beach, FL
I recently bought my first car, a 98' Cherokee Limited and from the first time I drove the car 200 miles home, I noticed the gas gauge was off. When I filled her up for the first time, I immediately noticed that the gauge went way quite a bit past F. It was also surprising that when i got home, it was only at a little under 3/4th of a tank. 200 miles on a theoretical 1/4 tank? seemed absurd.
I then fixed some other stuff on my XJ after it overheated due to my error (long story). When I finally started daily driving it, I noticed that the gas mileage was horrible, and still is today.
I understand this isn't a prius, but from home to school and back (12 miles round trip), I used a little over one whole notch to the next on the fuel gauge, which seemed peculiar.
Later I noticed that when I'm on half a tank on the gauge, my overhead console says DTE: 100 miles, meaning that my tank is only estimated to get 200 miles? Bone stock, seems weird.
Does DTE mean until 0 gallons or is there still something left after it says 0 (I have not dared to try.)
Is there anything I can check/fix/replace that might correct my gauge, and anything that might cause this problem.
My Fuel injectors/Rail are sort of rusty would that be it?
I then fixed some other stuff on my XJ after it overheated due to my error (long story). When I finally started daily driving it, I noticed that the gas mileage was horrible, and still is today.
I understand this isn't a prius, but from home to school and back (12 miles round trip), I used a little over one whole notch to the next on the fuel gauge, which seemed peculiar.
Later I noticed that when I'm on half a tank on the gauge, my overhead console says DTE: 100 miles, meaning that my tank is only estimated to get 200 miles? Bone stock, seems weird.
Does DTE mean until 0 gallons or is there still something left after it says 0 (I have not dared to try.)
Is there anything I can check/fix/replace that might correct my gauge, and anything that might cause this problem.
My Fuel injectors/Rail are sort of rusty would that be it?