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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: EN318isPDX on October 18, 2007, 04:20:32 PM

Title: Gas Light
Post by: EN318isPDX on October 18, 2007, 04:20:32 PM

I know in my old 1986 ETA i didnt have a gas light.. well i didnt really have any gauges. My old man said something about a gas light when i first got the car. I never let the car go below a quarter tank because i don't like running a car to empty. I am doubting it but did they put in a low gas warning light?

Title: Gas Light
Post by: eric ^__^ on October 18, 2007, 05:17:06 PM

yes.

thread over.

Title: Gas Light
Post by: EN318isPDX on October 18, 2007, 05:18:06 PM

Quote from: eric ^__^;36001

yes.

thread over.

Hmm soo many little lights, wonder which one it is.

Title: Gas Light
Post by: vitesse on October 18, 2007, 05:21:50 PM

its the little light at the bottom of the gas level

Title: Gas Light
Post by: EN318isPDX on October 18, 2007, 05:27:51 PM

Quote from: vitesse;36004

its the little light at the bottom of the gas level

Thanks bro, very nice and straight forward answer.. THREAD OVER

Title: Gas Light
Post by: gearheadE30 on October 18, 2007, 05:40:07 PM

or not....

What kind of bulb does it use? Mine is either buned out or the sensor is bad because I ran it to within .5 gallons of being empty with no light, and it doesn't light on startup like my parent's E34 (my only source of comparison).

Title: Gas Light
Post by: christophbmw on October 18, 2007, 07:20:43 PM

it the same place on ALL bmw's starting with the E21 series cars. its just below the red mark on the gas gauge.

Title: Gas Light
Post by: bmwman91 on October 18, 2007, 10:48:04 PM

It doesnt light up in accessory mode.  It SHOULD, but it doesn't.  The car has been low enough on gas that I know it works, too (repeatedly).

Title: Gas Light
Post by: eric ^__^ on October 19, 2007, 12:41:17 AM

it's one light that's on a bit to often these days.. :(

Title: Gas Light
Post by: sheepdog on October 19, 2007, 11:25:22 AM

Mine works.
Not sure about acc mode, but it definitely works.

I think it comes on when you are down to 2 gallons left.

Title: Gas Light
Post by: EN318isPDX on October 19, 2007, 12:04:25 PM

Quote from: sheepdog;36063

Mine works.
Not sure about acc mode, but it definitely works.

I think it comes on when you are down to 2 gallons left.

Good info. I'll have to pay more attention next time.. i think i had .5 gallons when my dad said something about it