slvr98camaro

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did all of the 4th gen's do this?

i have a 98' and i have run the fuel down really low before (needle was below the red empty line.. i put around 13.5gal in) and my check gauges light has never come on

just wondering if there was specific years for that, or maybe my gauge is a little off?

nprather

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yes the check gauges light comes on when there is like 2.5 or 3 gallons left.

slvr98camaro

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i wonder why mine hasnt come on

every car iv been in, the low fuel light will come on before the needle actually hits E, while i have had my car BELOW e and it still doesnt come on

myk

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Did "all" of the 4th Gens do this? My '97Z doesn't. I have to say that when the light went off in my '99T/A I was mildly surprised...

bballr4567

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Yea, the Check GAGES light does come on when its low on fuel. At least the 98-02s do.

GM Spelling owns all.

crossroads

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i always wondered if my 98 had a light....I have never seen it come on

SparkyJJO

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My 98's check gages (heh) light doesn't come on either. It is a 6 but I doubt that would make a difference on something like that.

slvr98camaro

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lol, i never noticed that.. its prolly those damn canadians

im thinking it was a 99+ feature when they changed the gas tank from 15.5gal to 16.8gal

Mart00SS

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My 95 Z did not illuminate the check guages light. However my 2000 ss does when it gets right at the E. It looks like the 98 cars dont do it from what you guys are claiming.

camarolover209

mine comes on all the time it all depends like when i broke my oil pressure plug that sits right on top of the oil filter it was on red and the check gauges stays on but yes when i am low on gas my check gauges light comes on

myk

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Okay, so what's the deal with the spelling of "GAGES?" I refuse to believe that an American car company dealing in trillions of dollars of technological research couldn't ask some 5th grader off of the street on how to spell properly? There has to be a reason for "GAGES."

slvr98camaro

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heres something i found with a quick google search:

"Gage and gauge are interchangaeble. It's not a typo, just an alternate spelling. Kind of like judgement and judgment."

im assuming since they were built in canada they used gage instead of gauge.. thats my guess.. even on gm.com it talks about a "check gauges" light

kinda like how they spell neighbor weird

Joshiedoom

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Its official that 98s do not have the light.. trust me i know. I have ask a lot of 98 owners as well.

The 98s are their own special creature

johnnybravo

How can you "refuse to believe" when the clodhoppers running what WAS one of the most prestigious auto manufacturers in the world, have run it straight into the ground.......

Oh, yeah. Anyway, "gage" seems to be a commonly accepted spelling of "gauge". Although is does look a bit foreign................

myk

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Making world-affecting decisions is one thing, getting your spelling right is another; I just wanna' know about the gages thing. And not to derail the thread, but GM isn't entirely to blame for their predicament either...

2001NBMZ28

Looked up fuel level specifications in my helms today out of curiosity. Fuel "gage" (LOL) display E -resistance 40-82 OHMs - fuel level 0-11%. Check "gages" indicator on - 90 OHMS - fuel level 15%.