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Originally Posted by nineball481
I replaced my original cluster for an escalade cluster about 100,000 miles ago. I love the look it gives the inside of the truck plus the fact the escaldes had the trans temp sensor. however, I now have a discrepency on the fuel level. the analog gauge will read in the red well before the fuel low light comes on the info center.
My question is simply which one is more accurate? And, can this be fixed by the dealer?
My only guess as to why this is occuring is that maybe the escalade had a different size tank than my silvy?? I always go by the gauge since that is the one that reads low first... but I've had a couple "oh crap" moments because the light is a better attention getter....
Thanks a buch and Happy New Year!
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You are welcome and a good New year to you to.
If it is aftermarket cluster the dealer may have a problem fixing it.
But a extra good tech dealer or indepent may be able to help you.
I did not every get into the nitty gritty of what trigers the low fuel or low gauge lights.
But I always figured the trip on it is made in the gauge itself but on the info center low fuel light could be set by fuel sending unit in tank.
When the fuel gauge needle is very low it grounds the low fuel light on a gauge with low fuel light setup .
If it is not coming on as soon as it could be your gauge is not quite right.
Contact the cluster maker and ask them where the low fuel light is suposed to come on.
Check your fuel gauge for reading fuel in tank right.
If not working like it is set up to.
See if you can get another gauge or if the place where you got the cluster will replace the cluster or gauge.
Is the tank actually empty when the cluster gauge hits empty?
Ask you dealer if the fuel low light that comes on the info center is trigered by the fuel sending unit in tank or the cluster gauge or triged from body computer.
But
Like many will tell you it is best not to run the tank low on fuel.
Good way to test gauges and low fuel lights.
Very hard on fuel pumps.
Let us know how it goes.
Good luck