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Fuel light on 1996 Hilux ''3L'' diesel

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Fuel light on 1996 Hilux ''3L'' diesel

Post by highwaychook »

G'day fellas

Is there a fuel light on the '96 hilux diesel fuel gauge? if so how many klms do you get when the light comes on??
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Post by damo lux »

Mine has never come on (95 mod) and I've had it run out of diesel :oops:
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Post by thehanko »

I dont think they have one, I have never found one and have put the full 'capacity' into the tank numerous times.

if your unsure where you can go to on your guage, put 10L in a jerry and drive it till it runs out.

hiluxs arent self priming in theory but just put fuel in the tank and turn the key and they suck it up again just fine.

mine goes about twice the thickness of the fuel fneedle below the empty line before ite empty if that helps.
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Post by highwaychook »

Thanks fellas.

I was worried if I ran out of juice I would have to bleed the system.

My fuel gauge has a little dull red square on the empty side, looks like if there was a fuel light that's where it would come on at. But it never has. I've never gone below the empty line though....
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Post by thehanko »

highwaychook wrote:Thanks fellas.

I was worried if I ran out of juice I would have to bleed the system.

My fuel gauge has a little dull red square on the empty side, looks like if there was a fuel light that's where it would come on at. But it never has. I've never gone below the empty line though....
i spent a shit night on the side of the road trying to bleed the fuel system etc etc.

then got on here and was told just turn the key, and it works perfectly. ha ha.

There is nothing worse than stressing about running out of fuel, seriously grab a jerry for insurance and run it past empty so you know a bit more where your buffer zone ends...
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Post by davenmarcia »

yeah you have to love the self priming have nearly runout many times and have even put in 57ltrs :shock: and i thought i only had a 55ltr tank

doesn't help when the guage is faulty

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Post by ferrit »

when i pulled my dash apart to do the engine swap, i looked at the back of the fuel gauge and there ISNT anything to make the little red light light up!
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Post by coopster »

yes i was told that some model have it as a option extra
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Post by gybrid »

coopster wrote:yes i was told that some model have it as a option extra
Car salesman "You know this model doesn't come with a fuel warning light as standard, but for this week only if you buy the optional snorkel and bullbar i can throw in a free fuel warning light"

Hahahaha, sounds like a weird thing not to have.
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Post by macca81 »

one of my mates has one on his, another doesnt.
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Post by brad 93hilux »

yeh i didn't have one in mine.....94 lux

I know have a 2004 engine and instrument cluster and it still does not have one... lol
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Post by stampy4x4 »

davenmarcia wrote:have nearly runout many times and have even put in 57ltrs :shock: and i thought i only had a 55ltr tank

doesn't help when the guage is faulty

dave
90's Luxes had 3 different capacity fuel tanks depending on the model so you might be right. My dual cab is supposed to have a 65 litre tank - most I've ever put in is 58 ?

Oh and I don't have a fuel light either.
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