Dash display gremlins

Dash display gremlins

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4,551 posts

119 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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When I bought the Tuscan a year ago from a well known specialist it was displaying a fault code C. There is no actual fault with the level or the sensor. He told me that whilst I could send it away for refurb, there was a high risk (in his experience) of inducing other more permanent faults in clearing this one. It remains on to this day until cancelled with occasional code E's beating it on start up. Neither affect the running of the car and the report from the technician off its 12k service at 54k last week was that it was one of the strongest original engines and robust cars he'd seen.

Question is, should I attempt to have it rectified ? Its also just started to show some pixel graining on the clear areas (looks like dust in the LCD). Anyone had similar or have more expertise ?

Milky400

1,960 posts

178 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Had my screen changed as it was pixelating but it lost its memory whilst being done so lost its total mileage., luckily had just been mot'd so had the recorded mileage. Need to send it off to get reset again at some point. As for the codes, I get the odd one as do many other people, also been told not to worry about the. As for a refurb bring up more issues, think that was a bit of billy bull st from the "well respected dealer" I wonder who that may have been?!?!?! "They all do that.." Was a come phrase from a well respected dealer I bought and returned a tuscan to...

Basil Brush

5,080 posts

263 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Milky400 said:
Had my screen changed as it was pixelating but it lost its memory whilst being done so lost its total mileage., luckily had just been mot'd so had the recorded mileage. Need to send it off to get reset again at some point. As for the codes, I get the odd one as do many other people, also been told not to worry about the. As for a refurb bring up more issues, think that was a bit of billy bull st from the "well respected dealer" I wonder who that may have been?!?!?! "They all do that.." Was a come phrase from a well respected dealer I bought and returned a tuscan to...
Says the man who lost his mileage during a refurb.... wink

Milky400

1,960 posts

178 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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See I wouldn't class changing the screen a refurb, sending away for strip down I class as refurb.... But yeah guess it is kind of hypercritical biggrin

chimyellow

363 posts

259 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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I had code c and replaced the micro switch to sort it.
It does mean taking the dash pod out and there is some basic soldering involved.