Guys, my speedo has stopped working and i dont know why!! so has the odometer

 

How easy is it to fix ie is it a cable speedo or is it going to be a complete pain and be electronic

 

please could someone get back to me as i quite like having a driving licence and my car just want to tear it up

 

cheers lads!

:dance:

ps when is the next meet in the south???

It's electronic - no cable, there's an electronic speed sensor on the side of the gearbox which feeds the ECU and speedo.

 

First thing to do would be get a ConZult done on it if you can, if the ECU can still see the speed then you've narrowed it down to the speedo (as the speed sensor feed goes to the ECU via the speedo IIRC), if the ECU can't see the speed then it's either wiring or the speed sensor most likely..

sounds expensive!?! and very specialised!

Mines not working either, road test with the consult at some point, then probably lots of crawling underneath with a multimetre!!

the next meet in the south is http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=36766 and you'll be able to get a lot of good advice there

Is it a Jap Import? Any other problems when the speedo goes? Steering getting harder?

Is it a Jap Import? Any other problems when the speedo goes? Steering getting harder?

 

Yeah, got that too!!! :cry: :cry:

Yeah, got that too!!! :cry: :cry:

 

Buddy deffo your speed sensor. Costs about £80/90 quid. Ive got one sittin in my garage. You can have that for £15 + p+p. Its off my old box. It works fine. Its easy to fit. Only have to undo one 10mm nut under the car and sort the wiring out. Pm if you want details of fitting or you want the part. ;)

If it is an import, and you have a de-restrictor, check that first, in my experience, they go more often than the speed sensor and can cause the same problems.

ill have it!!! mines a amnual, does that matter

 

and if its not that how much is a new speed de restrictor?

JONCE have you still got that speedo sensor, if not could you tell me where i would be able to source one. my need to know how fast im going is becoming dangerously into points being put on my license

 

can any one help??

right im totally stumped. ive just bought and fitted a genuine nissan speedo sensor, £140 i may add, and my speedo still doesnt ruddy work :cry:

 

does anyone ave a clue whatso ever on what it can be. i don't know the ecu pusles to see if the ecu is readin it. the connections from the sensor are fine. im pulling my hair out not knowing how fast im going

 

please please please can some one help!!! :rolleyes:

 

im at trax tomorrow so ill see some of you there

Buddy deffo your speed sensor. Costs about £80/90 quid. Ive got one sittin in my garage. You can have that for £15 + p+p. Its off my old box. It works fine. Its easy to fit. Only have to undo one 10mm nut under the car and sort the wiring out. Pm if you want details of fitting or you want the part. ;)

 

jonce,

have you still got this??

I need one for a 1990, manual, let me know please :bow: :bow:

Might be the speedo its self, but doubt it cos if it was just that the steering would not go hard (I think?).

Only things I can think of will be a KPH - MPH converter gone faulty, or the wiring from the speed sensor to the ecu/speedo is bad?

My speedo on my UK car goes up to 120mph even when you are doing about 50mph and then it goes really wild and starts bouncing right round from 180mph and down to 80mph and then back up. It really bugs the hell out of me and then the next day it seems ok ???? :confused: :confused:

an expensive option m8, but maybe buy a gps radar while your getting it sorted, as it has a speedo on it (more accurate than the car speedo)

not entirely wasted as it will serve a good purpose even when you get it sorted, and just plugs in the cig lighter;)

 

(road angel or similar)

jonce,

have you still got this??

I need one for a 1990, manual, let me know please :bow: :bow:

 

Matey, I still have the sensor and im coming to trax 2morrow so ill bring it. Its off an auto though.

an expensive option m8, but maybe buy a gps radar while your getting it sorted, as it has a speedo on it (more accurate than the car speedo)

not entirely wasted as it will serve a good purpose even when you get it sorted, and just plugs in the cig lighter;)

 

(road angel or similar)

 

Used a road angel the other day, what a fantastic piece of kit!!!

Matey, I still have the sensor and im coming to trax 2morrow so ill bring it. Its off an auto though.

 

Wont be a trax jonce, got to work, unsure if the auto is same as manual, im sure someone will tell us soon though...........................Please!!!!