Difference between 95 and 96 gas tank?

[dil han]

My fuel gauge stopped working and I've replaced the long plastic float tube with known working ones and it still doesn't work. I remember reading somewhere that the whole tank needs to be replaced as the real float is at the bottom side and not a replaceable.

Nissan makes two different gas tanks with different part numbers and prices for 95-96. Can anyone tell me what the difference is between the two?

Thanks

[oni jake]

You sure the gauge itself is not the problem?

[dil han]

Cluster only has 70,000 original miles and the needle stays at full until 200 miles then drops slowly. I'm not sure if it's the cluster or tank. I would think the part soaked in fuel would fail first.

[fashnootin]

I have this same problem with fuel gauge not dropping until after 200ish mi. First occurred after going off-course at a drifting event in 2011. Never really looked into it since, though; just kinda got used to it. :x

Interested to hear any solutions that might be suggested in this thread.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Maybe the send is different but the tanks are the same

[sleepyS14se]

well i filled up my s14 (95 zenki SE) for the first time since i owned the car. Fuel gauge read full and now i have gone 65 miles and now my fuel reads dead on 3/4 of a tank...

so 65 miles= quarter tank of gas??! wtf

stock ka24de and everything appears to working as it should.

[fliprayzin240sx]

Tanks are the same, the long tube inside is the sender. Im just not 100% sure the plugs are the same for 95-96 vs 97-98 for the sender. If you've replaced the sender but the gauge still doesnt work, did you try swapping gauges?

As far as burning thru 3/4 of a tank, it could burn that if its in limp mode and burning excess gas.

[sleepyS14se]

i burned a 1/4 tank in 70 miles..... i run no rear o2 and no egr equipment

[tauntdevil]

95 and 96 plugs in the outlets are different.
95 plug uses 3 pins while the 96 and up use 4 pins.

As far as EGR being removed and all. I have no emission stuff at all and had amazing gas mileage. Was better than my Hyundai elantra... weirdly.