Yamaha 2021-2023 Low Fuel Alarm, Reduced Fuel Tank capacity?

[svhooo]

just disconnect it, no cuts to void warranty

Yep.

[Wild Thing]

An inline switch for the buzzer is our best option here for the time being.

just disconnect it, no cuts to void warranty

[musubi]

An inline switch for the buzzer is our best option here for the time being.

[skeeterzx225]

Yeah, a better solution would be, say, five beeps once per minute.

that's still way too frequent imo...i'd say a beep every 2-3 minutes with the ability to mute it while in motion...because that's just a software code change, it should be easy for Yamaha to impliment with a firmware update...I think everyone's issue is the alarm going off with 5+ gallons still left in the tank, imo it should be going off with only 1-2 gallons left, that's likely a mechanical issue with the fuel level mechanism that probably requires hardware updates...

[Mr_Marty]

The main issue is the incessant buzzer and it continually going off when silenced. I could live with the gauge as it just an indicator

Yeah, a better solution would be, say, five beeps once per minute.

[Wild Thing]

My data point:
I haven't gone to the point that the beeper goes off but the other day I rode until I was at two yellow bars. Stopped at the marina to fuel up and it took about 11 gallons. Probably could've got another gallon in the tank but the kid working the pump just stopped when the handle clicked.

Assuming the tank holds 17 gal. two bars is about 35% left. That doesn't seem too bad and is similar to how my Kawasaki behaved.

The main issue is the incessant buzzer and it continually going off when silenced. I could live with the gauge as it just an indicator

[Mr_Marty]

I have a few updates to share. This isn’t anywhere near as terrible as it’s made out to be, at least on my ski. I did a long ride yesterday and wanted to see how far I could push it. Here's my trip




The fuel gauge basically has 3 different levels of low fuel warning. The first one the bottom 2 bars of the gauge turns yellow. This happened around 50 miles into my trip. The next stage the last bar on the fuel gauge turns red and it sounds the beeper. I could make this go away if I came to a stop. The lowest fuel level, the gauge bars turn a shadow red like you can see in the pic. At that point there’s roughly 3.5 gallons in the tank. I don’t think I would push this ski any farther than I did on this trip. I’ll be filling the tank shortly to see how much fuel it actually takes and see how accurate the trip meter is. I never let the gauge shut down on this trip so I could keep the trip computer numbers from resetting.

Here is something else I found. They are available in the US too, but I found this can at Canadian Tire. It’s perfect size and shape to fit in the FX front storage bin. I carried an additional 3 gallons in the can just in case I got too low to make it to the ramp while testing what the range on this ski could be.

My data point:
I haven't gone to the point that the beeper goes off but the other day I rode until I was at two yellow bars. Stopped at the marina to fuel up and it took about 11 gallons. Probably could've got another gallon in the tank but the kid working the pump just stopped when the handle clicked.

Assuming the tank holds 17 gal. two bars is about 35% left. That doesn't seem too bad and is similar to how my Kawasaki behaved.

[svhooo]

It definitely must vary amongst skis then. Mine is way worse as I posted here.

[musubi]

I have a few updates to share. This isn’t anywhere near as terrible as it’s made out to be, at least on my ski. I did a long ride yesterday and wanted to see how far I could push it. Here's my trip




The fuel gauge basically has 3 different levels of low fuel warning. The first one the bottom 2 bars of the gauge turns yellow. This happened around 50 miles into my trip. The next stage the last bar on the fuel gauge turns red and it sounds the beeper. I could make this go away if I came to a stop. The lowest fuel level, the gauge bars turn a shadow red like you can see in the pic. At that point there’s roughly 3.5 gallons in the tank. I don’t think I would push this ski any farther than I did on this trip. I’ll be filling the tank shortly to see how much fuel it actually takes and see how accurate the trip meter is. I never let the gauge shut down on this trip so I could keep the trip computer numbers from resetting.

Here is something else I found. They are available in the US too, but I found this can at Canadian Tire. It’s perfect size and shape to fit in the FX front storage bin. I carried an additional 3 gallons in the can just in case I got too low to make it to the ramp while testing what the range on this ski could be.

Thanks for the feedback. Good to know the low level stages and about how much fuel is remaining beyond that.

[Teufelhund]

I have a few updates to share. This isn’t anywhere near as terrible as it’s made out to be, at least on my ski. I did a long ride yesterday and wanted to see how far I could push it. Here's my trip …

That is actually pretty reasonable for the fuel gauge vs fuel remaining; however, it’s not a stock set up, is it?? You have installed the previously discussed by you modifications mentioned in this thread? So the relative “terribleness” isn’t quite directly comparable if so…

[Mr. GP1800]

I have a few updates to share. This isn’t anywhere near as terrible as it’s made out to be, at least on my ski. I did a long ride yesterday and wanted to see how far I could push it. Here's my trip




The fuel gauge basically has 3 different levels of low fuel warning. The first one the bottom 2 bars of the gauge turns yellow. This happened around 50 miles into my trip. The next stage the last bar on the fuel gauge turns red and it sounds the beeper. I could make this go away if I came to a stop. The lowest fuel level, the gauge bars turn a shadow red like you can see in the pic. At that point there’s roughly 3.5 gallons in the tank. I don’t think I would push this ski any farther than I did on this trip. I’ll be filling the tank shortly to see how much fuel it actually takes and see how accurate the trip meter is. I never let the gauge shut down on this trip so I could keep the trip computer numbers from resetting.

Here is something else I found. They are available in the US too, but I found this can at Canadian Tire. It’s perfect size and shape to fit in the FX front storage bin. I carried an additional 3 gallons in the can just in case I got too low to make it to the ramp while testing what the range on this ski could be.

[Wild Thing]

How do you silence the alarm?

by disconnecting it

[Mr_Marty]

I last rode my 22 Fx until it was beeping so long I COULD silence the alarm correctly it would still come back on every 5 minutes to be silenced again. Went about 6 miles like this. I just filled up for the weekend and it only took 12 gallons. Slow fueling and topped off. 12.2 to be precise.

How do you silence the alarm?

[DavidH]

I last rode my 22 Fx until it was beeping so long I COULD silence the alarm correctly it would still come back on every 5 minutes to be silenced again. Went about 6 miles like this. I just filled up for the weekend and it only took 12 gallons. Slow fueling and topped off. 12.2 to be precise.

[svhooo]

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