dead speedo

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doingitsideways
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dead speedo

Post by doingitsideways » Mon Sep 02, 2013 10:45 pm

Hi all.

Well, it seems I've managed to kill my speedo.

I gave the engine bay a bit of a spring clean with my favourite pound shop cleaner of choice, gave it a rinse with water from a kettle (i.e not doused with the hose) and now my speedo has died.

No signal to info centre either.

The car in question is a 460 Turbo Auto, but has the same running gear as a 480.

So, is the speedo sensor so fragile that even a little bit of water kills it immediately?!

This was a couple of days ago now, so would have thought it would have dried out by now.

Thanks,

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Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
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Re: dead speedo

Post by glasgowjim » Tue Sep 03, 2013 4:29 pm

The speedo sensor is a sealed plastic unit so no the water should not have damaged it .
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Re: dead speedo

Post by jamesy12345 » Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:15 am

Is it dead altogether now then? If it doesn't move at all may be the speed sensor.....but if it moves a bit might be something wrong inside the instrument cluster
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Re: dead speedo

Post by doingitsideways » Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:01 am

No signal at all to the cluster.

I.e no instant MPG reading, odometer had stopped and no needle movement, not even a twitch :(

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Re: dead speedo

Post by jamesy12345 » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:11 am

Get some WD40 on that speed sensor then

http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/v ... 24&t=18749
Current:
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Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
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