another speedo

Post Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:24 pm

Yup cant find a real solution at the moment, the speedo works when it feel like it, tried some out of 318 and the speedo as expected is different and the rev guage reads high. So will I need a new set of clocks, or can the speedo be fixed? all bolts tight and connections look good on the cluster.

Regards Mark.

Post Sun Sep 04, 2005 11:26 pm

It will probobly be the wiring and/or the connector by the speed sensor on the dif.

Post Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:21 pm

Sorry forgot to mention that when I hit hard itll start jumping around and sometimes work. Worked all the the way to work and then went indoors came out two min later and nothing dead!

Any help or still the diff wire? That seriously were the speddo pickup is? though it'd be in the gear box housing somewhere........

Mark

Post Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:59 pm

It could be a dodgy connection in your dash clocks but its usually around the speed sensor wiring/connector that goes wrong.

Post Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:47 pm

OK and that is on the rear diff? I shall have a look tomorrow.

Cheers mate Mark.

Post Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:53 pm

The wire from the diff tends to break inside the plastic sheath about an inch from the plug. Pull the individual wires gently, and if one stretches, you've found the problem (or just made another one).
Post facelift 318 cluster is the same as a 325 one. The vehicle specific information is contained in the coding chip, which is housed in the little white pull out plug on the lower right front edge of the cluster.
Keep the coding plug with the car.

Post Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:33 pm

Thankyou, I will give that a try tomorrow, let you know. Cheers buddies.

Mark.