Speedometer
Speedometer
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SILICONEKID345HP

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14,997 posts

260 months

Tuesday 12th May 2015
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My speedometer works but the mileometer/ odometer and trip does not ,Its difficult because my insurance company wants the mileage and its probably illegal to just leave .

Could it be a loose connection ?

help please .

Edited by SILICONEKID345HP on Wednesday 13th May 13:02

Bluebottle

3,498 posts

269 months

Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Digital of mechanical?
If mechanical...tadts and it's stuck...Hit it, reverse very fast and other such wives tails sometimes cure it.
If it's digital, them the internal battery is dead. It's flat non rechargeable disc battery retaining its memory...requires disassembly to get inside to replace it.

Smokey Boyer

509 posts

160 months

Tuesday 12th May 2015
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the mechanical version on my car stuck at 81000 for a few days then started working again after I reversed the car off the drive.

roseytvr

1,790 posts

207 months

Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Daz
Worryingly "daz" comes up as "dad" on my spellchecker - but that's another story!!

If it's mechanical and stuck on xx999 a good thump on top of the dash will free it up. Give it a bash, but don't use a hammer!!

SILICONEKID345HP

Original Poster:

14,997 posts

260 months

Wednesday 13th May 2015
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roseytvr said:
Daz
Worryingly "daz" comes up as "dad" on my spellchecker - but that's another story!!

If it's mechanical and stuck on xx999 a good thump on top of the dash will free it up. Give it a bash, but don't use a hammer!!
The tripometer works when it feels like it after i zero it, give it a tap but the mileometer as not worked for two years .

Its the mechanical Caerbont gauge .

ChilliWhizz

12,422 posts

190 months

Wednesday 13th May 2015
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SILICONEKID345HP said:
the mileometer as not worked for two years
Car's done zero miles between MOT's then Daz, won't be long before it's a low mileage example then wink

Bassfiend229hp

5,530 posts

279 months

Wednesday 13th May 2015
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Mine (the early digital odometer) has reverted back to 0 miles every time the ignition has been switched off for the last five years ... the MOT has never even commented on it!

ChilliWhizz

12,422 posts

190 months

Saturday 16th May 2015
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Unbelievable, been out for a hoon in the sunshine, was going to celebrate 50k on the clock (that'll be 18.5k since I became beastie's custodian), and the mileyometer has stuck on 49,999.... Must be Daz's fault.... wink

Oh well, another low mileage example in the making whistle