Rev meter not working, ear shifting...

[Bluelite]

Just bought my FTO. But the seller told me: rev meter died...

It's kind of strange to floor the pedal without knowing when to shift. Should I just learn to shift with my ears?

What will be the most possible cause of this problem?
How much will it cost to fix it?

Thanks!

[-Nighthawk-]

Should I just learn to shift with my ears?

For now, yes. Just don't play music and you'll be fine. I never look at the rev meter unless I have music up loud, you will learn your engine

[Bluelite]

As a matter of fact, mine is AT, so daily ear-shift is automatically done by FTO itself.

Only worried about it when I need some extra fun.

Conclusion: "Shift indicator"( I don't know if it's called this name) like the one on civic type R can replace the basic function of rev meter on a AT version car.

After searching the forum, I decide to replace the ignition failure sensor, hope it can revive the rev.

[dstocks]

It should fix the problem for you. Thats generally the culprit.

[FTEvolution]

I had that issue on mine, it seems that part of the loom is fouled by the hood release mechanism. I pulled my entire dash apart and ended up moving things about a bit and it's fine now. Re-insulate stuff too.

Search here for "fto recall" I think, someone put a link to a site detailing all recalls the FTO has had and that is one of them.

[vipfto]

Just bought my FTO. But the seller told me: rev meter died...

It's kind of strange to floor the pedal without knowing when to shift. Should I just learn to shift with my ears?

What will be the most possible cause of this problem?
How much will it cost to fix it?

Thanks!

just change when its hit the limiter

[nicholas]

Ignition Failure Sensor is probably the easiest thing to rule out first. Should only cost about $70 delivered and is a 1/2 hour job at most to replace.

Failing that, time to start investigating things such as that mentioned by FTEvolution, but I would definitely start with the easiest stuff first. I've replaced the IFS on both my FTOs and it fixed the problem both times.