gas tank issues

[SIKHILUXSURF]

hey guys i have been observing my fill ups the last year. and i used to pump 13 gallons at 1/4 tank left. now the last few fills i have been going to light on and i just pumped today the nozzle clicked at 12.7 gallons when i pulled into the lot the light was on. how could this be? any suggestions? my tank has never been hit or damaged in any way as i have checked and even if there is a bit of sediment in the tank i can understand, but a few gallons of sediment?

 

[Sig220]

I don't think your problem is sediment. I think your problem is with the sender which is in the tank with the pump. I seem to recall T4R are notorious for gas gauge's not reading correctly.

Just today, I filed up my 98 with 77,000 miles to make a trip. The odometer revealed it had been 187 miles since last fill up. The fuel gauge showed slightly more the 1/4 tank left.

The fill up took 10.4 gallons.........so my gauge is not reading correctly, but my MPG was pretty good since changing my plugs!!!

 

[inshore4runner]

our gas gauges arent very accurate at all. hah. my gas mileage went up when i went to a lighter oil. went from 15.5mpg to 18!!! but now its hot out so the AC will bring it back down...

 

[xskydivingdudex]

ive read that the 99 4runners have issues with giving the wrong info on when the light needs to turn on... read it somewhere on here.

 

[Atreyus]

my fuel gauge is pretty weird too. it would show half on when I'm at a stopped light then when I accelerate I would be a little higher than half. now I get about 180-200 miles on a full tank lol.