I have a 2013 RT in which I have replaced the analog gauges with a volt meter and a clock so I can utilize the digital temp and fuel gauges in the display. All was working fine fo the past six years until now. The top bar on the fuel gage which should indicate the tank is full no longer lights when the tank is full. Could this be a malfunctioning LED or fuel sensor? If there is a way to calibrate this gauge I can't find instructions on how do so.
Thanks
While it
could be a malfunctioning LED, it's waaayyyyy more likely that it's a dodgy fuel sender unit -
at best the 2013's & earlier had 'problematic & notoriously vague' fuel gauges & low fuel warning lights, largely courtesy of the dodgy fuel sender units; while
at worst they weren't much real use at all! :yikes: You've actually done
really well if yours has worked even just sorta OK for the last 6 years, most didn't '
work well'
EVER!! :gaah:
There is no easy way to recalibrate the gauge, low fuel warning light, or the sender unit; and most efforts to fix this sort of problem usually end up requiring the fuel tank to be removed and the fuel sender to be repaired or replaced, neither of which are really easy tasks, and neither of which ever really produce lasting improvements if you use BRP replacement parts - altho
some owners have reported much greater success by replacing the sender with an a/mkt unit! :shocked: But the easiest 'fix' is to simply use the fuel gauge & the low fuel warning light as nothing more than
'vague indicators' of your fuel state, and instead rely on a trip meter reset every time you refill teamed with your ongoing calculations of how many miles per gallon you get in order to give yourself an idea of what range you might expect from each tank of gas!
BUT, be warned, these engines with their modern fuel injection systems
REALLY don't like being run too low on gas, let alone ever letting them run dry, as they use the gas left in the tank as both lubricant and cooling for the fuel pump and the entire injection system! :lecturef_smilie:
So you
REALLY don't want to run out of gas or even let the tank get much lower than saaay, a half gallon or so at the very least remaining in the tank - any lower than that and you
WILL be causing irreversible microscopic damage to the fuel pump &/or injectors/injection system - damage that may not cause any significant issues immediately; but once started, that damage is cumulative & irreversible, so eventually it will reveal itself in a loss of power, performance, &/or fuel economy, if not in a more catastrophic & potentially expensive failure.... so why risk it?!? :dontknow: Do what most motorcyclists have always done, simply use your trip meters, reset one every time you fe-fuel, work out your average gas milage, and try to
ALWAYS leave yourself enough of a safety margin that you
NEVER run too low on gas! :thumbup:
If we can withstand all of the tire/oil/octane/helmet/speed limit/mesh jacket threads: what's wrong with one like this? :dontknow:
ldpost:j as to the top bar on your gauge not working anymore that is probably your sending unit not working properly. I have the same issue on my 2012. I know it is there, I drive by my trip meter and the GPS fuel warning and don't worry about it. Probably more trouble then I want to go thru to fix it.:banghead:
