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P0461 fault code: what it means

P0461: Fuel level sensor reading out of range. The fuel gauge may be wrong.

Engine and gearbox (powertrain) · Minor

Usual causes, most likely first

  1. faulty fuel level sender (saddle tank)
  2. wiring fault

P0461 by make

BMW

Fuel level sensor reading out of range. The fuel gauge may be wrong.

Usual causes: faulty fuel level sender (saddle tank); wiring fault

Jeep

Fuel level sensor performance. On 2020 Gladiator FCA may replace the fuel tank; fuel gauge reads wrong or sticks.

Usual causes: fuel level sender in tank; tank assembly (Gladiator bulletin); wiring/connector

Mini

Fuel level sensor reading out of range. The fuel gauge may be wrong.

Usual causes: faulty fuel level sender (saddle tank); wiring fault

Subaru

Fuel level sensor range/performance. Fuel gauge may read wrong.

Usual causes: fuel level sender (main or sub); wiring fault

Suzuki

Fuel level sensor circuit range/performance. Gauge may read wrong.

Usual causes: fuel level sender; wiring fault

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Before you clear it

Write the code down or photograph the scanner first. A code that comes straight back after clearing points to a fault that is still there. A car whose codes were cleared just before you arrived may be hiding one: the scanner's readiness monitors show "not ready" for a while after codes are cleared.

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