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

[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??

[damo lux]

Mine has never come on (95 mod) and I've had it run out of diesel

[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.

[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....

[thehanko]

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...

[davenmarcia]

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

doesn't help when the guage is faulty

dave

[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!

[coopster]

yes i was told that some model have it as a option extra

[gybrid]

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.

[macca81]

one of my mates has one on his, another doesnt.

[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

[stampy4x4]

have nearly runout many times and have even put in 57ltrs 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.