speedo has gone on holiday

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:25 am

hi guys
my speedo has stopped working

the rest of the gauges are fine
its also not adding km/s i supose they go hand in hand

any ideas?

Post by **aza013** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:01 am

just stay behind another car and you will be ok with speed

as for the K's not working that is a + for you

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:30 am

lol....
it could just be something gone loose ?

Grue · Post by **Grue** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:31 pm

1st and easiest one to check is that the dial cluster is slotted into it's connectors ok. take her out and put her back in.

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:10 pm

yes that was the first thing i tryed.

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:07 pm

I will probably have a gauge lying around somewhere if you get desperate mate

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:15 pm

I think it would be more like the connection at the gearbox but im not family with the manual g/box

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:30 pm

its a tip mate

ill have a look and make sure they are all there tomorrow

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:25 pm

what exactly am i looking for? on the tip box

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:37 pm

well everything looks to be in order on the box.
just fiddled with stuff lol!

upon further inspection
in the drivers wheel arch.. i took out the plastic liner as it was rubbing badly. i looked up and there are a few wires that have had the plastic coating stripped and bare wires are showing..

could be a reason?

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:52 pm

i doubt it, i dont think the wires travel through the wheel arch but i could be wrong, mate if i didnt have so much on plate at the moment i would try and have a look sorry. The only thing i can suggest is check out the wiring manual and try and see what the wire colours are.

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:20 pm

Case of piss!

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:38 pm

oh ben, you whore

Post by **Supplanter** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:16 pm

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:13 pm

Okie dokie

checked the gearbox.. all seems to be in order
still a bit concearned about open wires in drivers wheel arch.. so i taped them for now..

may have to get a new cluster (hi dwayne)
but just out of curiosity can you make the speedo needle move with the gauges off the car? connect power to any of it?

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:24 pm

put it in another FTO... voila!

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:00 pm

Dunno, but the tacho on both my FTOs was f*cked when I got em. Replaced a sensor and voila. Could be a sensor?

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:04 am

If it were a manual, I would have said drive to my place and we could of swaped over the units to see if it worked... Not sure if a tip cluster will work on a manual ...

But if you want to head out here and try it, let me know.... Just a short trip down the m5 ...

Sugar · Post by **Sugar** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:58 pm

thanks mr rock it will have another play with it this weekendand see how we go

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:49 pm

No probs ...