Speedometer and Odometer fault on 1988 e30 325i

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Berto1
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Post Mon Jul 09, 2018 9:09 am

Hi There,
I have a faulty Speedo and Odo. Changed batteries in SI Board, Sensor in Diff and Fuses. Speedo occasionally bursts into life and works intermittently for a few seconds and then stops - so I am guessing it is getting signal from somewhere. Checked gears in Odo and they look ok. Any help appreciated. Thanks. Albert
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ChrisHC
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Post Mon Jul 16, 2018 8:00 pm

Could be a loose connection or cable fault from the diff sensor. I may be shot down but I would try running a temporary wire from the sensor to as far as you can get up the original wire as you can get and see if that gets the speedo working.
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Post Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:35 am

likely a break in the cable from the diff sensor- as mentioned by Chris.
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Post Wed Jul 18, 2018 7:48 pm

Thanks Guys - will give it a shot!
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Post Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:05 pm

Berto1 wrote:Thanks Guys - will give it a shot!

How did you get on ?
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