Steviekid Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Took the car out earlier in the week to discover the speedometer needle doesn't move at all. I've got all the dash out at the moment and all the soldered connections from the kph converter are fine (this was done a year and a half ago anyway). I've also removed the actual speedo unit and to the naked eye everything looks ok. Does anyone have the resistance tolerances for the components or any other ideas? Am I right in thinking the fuse serving the speedo is no. 14 in the kick panel box? Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 mine went yonks ago - twas the speed convertor! doesnt mean you have the same prob. but is a cause Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 Same here! also twas speed convertor (well,.. sensor on the gearbox) Doubt your OD works if you have an auto too. Have you driven over 120mph on a private road to see if its still limited? (yes, I know its hard to tell if the speedo's fcuked) Some imports have cheep speed convertors that are prone to failure after a while. Pete @ Thor sorted mine and fitted a SLD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra ST Myster Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 if you have a speedo convertor, byass it and wire it back to standard and see if it works ok, if it does then its the speedo, if not then its the speedo. If the rpm needle is working then it wont be power related i dont think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 Bypassed km converter and working again. It's a Thor one thats in the car, fitted it myself a year and a half ago. Checked all the soldered joints and they're fine. Guess it must be duffed. I'm just glad it's not the speedo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted October 28, 2006 Share Posted October 28, 2006 If it doesn't turn out to be the convertor i think a fault speed sensor can do this too. Happened on JamieP's car. You could double check with him if you need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted October 28, 2006 Author Share Posted October 28, 2006 If it doesn't turn out to be the convertor i think a fault speed sensor can do this too. Speedo works fine with the converter bypassed. I'm quite annoyed at now having to shell out another £120 for another one after just over a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 Speedo works fine with the converter bypassed. I'm quite annoyed at now having to shell out another £120 for another one after just over a year. Speak to Pete @ Thor about it, sounds like it could have just 'lost' its programming and could be re-programmed for little/zero cost - if you ask nicely I'm sure Pete will be helpful, he was when I bought mine and had issues getting it to work (turned out it wasn't programmed at all!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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