DIALS Vdo HELP ( Speedo not working & Petrol Gauge bounc

Post Sat Sep 03, 2005 11:07 pm

hi there im wondering if anyone can help my m8 hes got a 325i tourer
with a set of VDO dials the problem being the Petrol gauge is bouncing around like a kangaroo!!, Also the speedo just has decided it does not want to move at all other than a fuse we found blown that controls the dash lights we cannot find anything else that seems to be the problem HELP!!!!!!!!

cheers lads ian.

Post Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:46 pm

Check out your sensor on the Diff, my speedo and odometer both stoped working, changed the sensor and bingo. Check to see if it's not just the connections as these can perish with time, so could also be the wires connected to the sensor.

HTH

Post Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:06 am

try cleaning and tightening the nuts on back of cluster

Post Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:27 am

Most probable causes are;
Fuel gauge: Nuts on the back of the cluster
Speedo: Internal break in the wire to the plug on the diff, a couple of inches away from the diff, or a bad connection in the plug and socket on the diff.

Post Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:55 am

I also have this problem, some times they work and sometimes not. Ive been to lazy to try n sort it out.

A new problem though is now the INDICATORs dont work!!!

Is this a related problem??

Post Tue Sep 06, 2005 4:23 pm

Unlikely. - "Exercise" the hazard light switch.

Post Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:22 pm

all sorted it was a damn fuse that i didnt spot.

Rev still scatty mind i heard it might be loose earths

Post Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:54 pm

nate wrote:all sorted it was a damn fuse that i didnt spot.

Fuse 4, I presume. If this is a post 88 model, then the most common cause of this fuse blowing is a problem with the light in the glovebox, especially a missing bulb.