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dark_sounds
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Post Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:51 pm

hi, my speedo stopped working... it jumps around randomly, then goes to 0mph, everything else works, just the speedo!? sensor im guessin??

if so wher eis the sensor located on the 318is???

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Post Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:52 pm

Check the plug at the back of the diff is clean/ connected. Also see if you have an LSD while your under there

If thats not it (usually is) then its a brainmooore/smithy job
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Post Fri Mar 03, 2006 1:05 pm

ooo im excited finally see if i have an LSD, cos it surely feels different to my old open diffed car! come on the 4.10 !!!!!!!!
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Post Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:24 pm

it's usually the cable that goes - from the sensor on the diff running over the axle into the car-body.

Replace as much of this as you can.
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Post Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:30 pm

yeah first thing my dad said was cable,,, its snowing now though :(
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Post Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:07 pm

sorry havnt checked anything yet, havnt had the chance to,,,, just wondering,,, does it help... everytime i even touch the accelerator the slightest,, the speedo stops working, and when i release it works again...

however i have had it not working at all even when released before,,, ??

any ideas? still same things? sensor/cable... ?