mr two Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Hi all As above - speedo and the mileometer in the middle of the dash have stopped working,, and the orange overdrive "off" light is flashing after i have travelled a few miles....anyone know where to look for the problem?...I have looked at the fuses under the bonnet and in - car by the accelerator but can't find one specifically for the speedo..they all seem ok though so am at i bit of a loss as to what to look for ? Cheers D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbryant_knight Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Is it a jap import mate? Has it had a speedo converter attached to convert KMH to MPH? If so, then that could be your culprit. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr two Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Is it a jap import mate? Has it had a speedo converter attached to convert KMH to MPH? If so, then that could be your culprit. Peter Yes and yes Peter.....Strangely enough though - it started working again yesterday - just after i had started this thread on here, lol! It has done this once before - stopped working for a week or so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow8dirty Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 mine did exactly the same on the way out, various combinations of all symptoms until constant failure. If you read off the fault codes, (there's a guide somewhere on here) you'll likely have error 42, a speed sensor error, this is caused by your converter wrapping its t*ts in, and it takes a few minutes for all the different conditions to be met before you get o/d off and check engine etc etc flashing. Tis easily sorted with a new one and plenty of fitting info on here dude. Cheers, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 this happened to me on and off over the past 3 month , what it turned out to be was a bad earth coming back from the engine , it was affecting the speedo my mile counter , the stereo and the starter motor not all symtoms happened at the same time and it mixed and matched as and when it felt like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Mine goes off with i switch my headlights on? Did yours do this too guys? It still counts the miles up but doesnt light up etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slow8dirty Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Mine goes off with i switch my headlights on? Did yours do this too guys? It still counts the miles up but doesnt light up etc I had a host of issues which appeared soon after buying the car. I had dash lighting issues as well as the converter, I had to do a refresh of all the solder joints at the back of the dash, solved all the problems, but the odo still dims a bit when the lights go on. I can live. hth, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I had a host of issues which appeared soon after buying the car. I had dash lighting issues as well as the converter, I had to do a refresh of all the solder joints at the back of the dash, solved all the problems, but the odo still dims a bit when the lights go on. I can live. hth, Matt Yeah i have problems with the engine management, oil press, oil level lights too, sometimes they work perfect most of the time you have to tap em til they cone on haha, il look at the solder joints, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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