286000 mile Exige!!!!
286000 mile Exige!!!!
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Sparkie17

Original Poster:

56 posts

238 months

Saturday 8th December 2007
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HELP!!!!

Today I have had to bump start my Exige due to a flat battery....which was fine, started and ran fine...

HOWEVER....the mileometer now reads 286something thousand miles and when I switch the ignition off the dials spin clockwise until they hit the limit, buzz a bit and then stay where they are (they read fine when the car is moving!)
Any ideas on a fix? I am trying to sell the thing soon and I think 286k miles MAY hit the residuals slightly!!!rolleyes (only supposed to be 17,300!!!)

Cheers!

hueandcry71

1,389 posts

233 months

Saturday 8th December 2007
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Sparkie17 said:
HELP!!!!

Today I have had to bump start my Exige due to a flat battery....which was fine, started and ran fine...

HOWEVER....the mileometer now reads 286something thousand miles and when I switch the ignition off the dials spin clockwise until they hit the limit, buzz a bit and then stay where they are (they read fine when the car is moving!)
Any ideas on a fix? I am trying to sell the thing soon and I think 286k miles MAY hit the residuals slightly!!!rolleyes (only supposed to be 17,300!!!)

Cheers!
have you changed stereo by any chance??

Sparkie17

Original Poster:

56 posts

238 months

Sunday 9th December 2007
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Nope not changed a thing!!!!

ptp170

277 posts

238 months

Sunday 9th December 2007
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Shitty earth maybe??

mahju

407 posts

242 months

Sunday 9th December 2007
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Sparkie17 said:
HELP!!!!

Today I have had to bump start my Exige due to a flat battery....which was fine, started and ran fine...

HOWEVER....the mileometer now reads 286something thousand miles and when I switch the ignition off the dials spin clockwise until they hit the limit, buzz a bit and then stay where they are (they read fine when the car is moving!)
Any ideas on a fix? I am trying to sell the thing soon and I think 286k miles MAY hit the residuals slightly!!!rolleyes (only supposed to be 17,300!!!)

Cheers!
Do you have an MOT or similar recently from offical body? If you have say a MOT for 15K or service stamp for that, then you at least have evidence for when you want it changed. Are you still in warenty? if so, give lotus a ring and seee what they can do.

Good luck!

NathanE

539 posts

233 months

Sunday 9th December 2007
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Ever seen Toy Story? Maybe the car comes alive when you're not around and hits the roads with its mates biggrin

marctilling

393 posts

227 months

Sunday 9th December 2007
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Give this a try. We had a 111R that for some reason had the revs set @ 4000 and the speedo @ 40mph at a standstill and this does a reset on the console. Don't know if it will sort out the mileage side of thing:

- Turn off the ignition
- Open the driver's door (yes, really!)
- Press and hold the trip-meter reset button
- Whilst still holding the reset button turn the key in the ignition to the second position (just before the engine turns)