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speedo has gone on holiday
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:25 am
by Sugar
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?
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:01 am
by aza013
just stay behind another car and you will be ok with speed
as for the K's not working that is a + for you
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:30 am
by harry90
lol....
it could just be something gone loose ?
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:31 pm
by Grue
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:10 pm
by Sugar
yes that was the first thing i tryed.
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:07 pm
by dstocks
I will probably have a gauge lying around somewhere if you get desperate mate
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:15 pm
by I8A4RE
I think it would be more like the connection at the gearbox but im not family with the manual g/box
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:30 pm
by Sugar
its a tip mate
ill have a look and make sure they are all there tomorrow
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:25 pm
by Sugar
what exactly am i looking for? on the tip box
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:37 pm
by Sugar
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?
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:52 pm
by I8A4RE
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.
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:20 pm
by Bennoz
Case of piss!
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 8:38 pm
by I8A4RE
oh ben, you whore
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:16 pm
by Supplanter
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:13 pm
by Sugar
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?
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:24 pm
by FtoSam
put it in another FTO... voila!
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:00 pm
by nicholas
Dunno, but the tacho on both my FTOs was f*cked when I got em. Replaced a sensor and voila. Could be a sensor?
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:04 am
by rock_it
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 ...
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:58 pm
by Sugar
thanks mr rock it will have another play with it this weekendand see how we go
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:49 pm
by rock_it
No probs ...
