# 1988 Nissan Sentra Gas Gauge

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**Created:** [September 14, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-sentra-gas-gauge/87156 "2014-09-14T01:55:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Boke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@Boke](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Boke)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2014, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1988-nissan-sentra-gas-gauge/87156/1 "2014-09-14T01:55:21Z")

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I had a 1987 Nissan Sentra with the same problem. There is a chip on the backside of the instrument panel which failed. I got one from a junkyard and installed it and that fixed the problem. It is pretty easy to remove the instrument cluster, but there are a lot of screws. If you have a pick-and-pull type of junk yard you can practice on the junk car that you are pulling the chip from. If I remember correctly, you also have to remove the steering column cowling as well. Again, just a lot of screws and you might need a long phillips screwdriver to get deep into the screw well. I think the chip is mounted on a piece of plastic and you can just unscrew it from the back of the old panel and unplug it.