Fuel gauge issues

2002 MERCURY COUGAR
183,856 MILES • 2.5L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JXHASON7
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Fuel level gauge is not working but the digital part that shows miles until empty seems to be working. My question is, if the float inside the tank is not working would the digital one be somewhat accurate?
Mar 26, 2018 at 9:12 PM
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Hello,

It sounds like you have a fuel gauge that is not working right. But to be sure please check out the wiring diagrams below and please follow this guide to check the wiring.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Check out the diagrams (below).

Please let us know what you find. We are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken
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Mar 29, 2018 at 10:44 AM
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