Odometer not working

[SilverShadow]

The speedo and rev counter is working however the odometer (mileage counter) has stopped working.

I opened the clocks up to inspect the gears and they all seem to be intact and can manually move them to turn the odometer.

Any ideas what could be causing this?

[Brianmoooore]

It can only be a fault on the speedo. assembly itself, either the stepper motor that drives the digits or the electronics controlling it.

[SilverShadow]

It can only be a fault on the speedo. assembly itself, either the stepper motor that drives the digits or the electronics controlling it.

Thanks Brian.

Is it worth trying to investigate/repair the problem or is it too far gone?

[Brianmoooore]

It's not like the latest electronics where you need a micro manipulator, hot air guns and a microscope to work on it, but the only place you're likely to be able to find spares is on another E30 speedo. module, and there isn't really a lot of point in robbing one working unit to repair a duff unit.

[paris]

I have the same issue, my motometer's odometer is stuck at 225543km. Everything else work fine though, if I get a used one, it has to be from same engined car with km/h or they're the same as long as its Motometer?

[Brianmoooore]

Doesn't even have to be Motometer.

[paris]

Really, thought the stepper motor/gears could vary among brands. Thanks, will see what I can find

[Grrrmachine]

I placed a VDO speedo into a Motometer cluster and it's been working fine for the past 18 months.

[paris]

What about those odometer repair gear sets that they are on ebay? Worth a try or should I go straight for a used cluster?