Instrument Cluster disassembly - SI board & odometer gea

[Morat]

ooh calibrated fuel gauge? Were they available in the UK?

[Chris]

Piper, u'll have to get the coding plug then.
I believe with the older L-Jet. The ECU governed the difference between 6 and 4 cylinder engines and then feed the info to the rev counter, or they use the same number of pulses per rev on the 4 pot and the 6 pot.

So yes go and nab a coding plug from the front of a scrapyard cluster and you should be okay.

[PiperZero]

Timmyboy - don't ya just hate it when you discover what the previous owner messed up?

Dingbat - I saw an example of the coding plug on ebay (plugged in, it looked like a white piece of plastic from the front), so I'll scrounge around the scrappies this Saturday

[timmyboy]

sure do. hope u find what u need mate good luck

[95-540iLE]

Have you plugged it all in and had it working in the car? I am always concerned when changing the cluster out of a newer car into an older car that there will be compatability issues. And like you, my E30 has had battery leak issues with some intermitent faults as a result.

I will shortly be looking for a new cluster and want to make sure the one I buy will work.

Cheers

[PiperZero]

540i (is your the one with the V8? Absolutely droolicious... ) - I haven't found the coding plug as described by dingbat, so at the moment, the tacho's dead.

I'd love to find a scrappie that has 1983-84 E30 parts, but most of the ones I go to have the later versions

Good luck in finding your cluster and if you find any spare coding plugs, I'm more than willing to engage in international trade...

[95-540iLE]

Yes - 4.0L V8 with 6 speed manual and 1995 M5 running gear (from the factory).

I will keep in touch re the coding plug/instrument cluster issue.

Cheers