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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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i have an 03 Touring and everytime i fill up my tank it doesnt go to FULL!.....it will stay with 3/4 then with some long driving it will move back to full....but then drop back to 3/4 when u hit back city street....can someone tell me if its the shutter valve or the computer?
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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I have same problem... I've narrowed it down to 2 possibilities.
1. Shutter valve
2. Fuel level sensor

But if anyone else can shed light on this, it would be much appreciated...
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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I don't undertand completely. If the car is empty are you able to fill it full of gas but the gauge only reads 3/4?

Or are you only able to fill it up 3/4 and the gauge is giving you a misreading?

If it's the 1st scenerio then it sounds like the fuel sending unit (that little sensor in the tank) might be broken.

If it's scenerio #2 then it could be this as discussed in 100's of posts: https://my350z.com/forum/maintenance-and-repair/229513-problems-filling-up-the-gas-tank-on-06-a.html
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 10:19 PM
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I don't undertand completely. If the car is empty are you able to fill it full of gas but the gauge only reads 3/4?

Or are you only able to fill it up 3/4 and the gauge is giving you a misreading?

If it's the 1st scenerio then it sounds like the fuel sending unit (that little sensor in the tank) might be broken.

If it's scenerio #2 then it could be this as discussed in 100's of posts: https://my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=229513
i would go from Empty to full...but it will only read 3/4.....and my trip meter would read like 170dte..or long highway driving it will show 260dte when i fill up it weird....and it will still be in 3/4 most of the time it hardly ever reaches full even when i pump it til it spills
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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It does sound like the fuel level sensor. Try searching around, I believe somebody else had the same problem.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 06:53 AM
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ahhhh what should i do? take it to Nissan?
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