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,
Steve
dead speedo
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- doingitsideways
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dead speedo
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's an electrical fault!"
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
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Re: dead speedo
The speedo sensor is a sealed plastic unit so no the water should not have damaged it .
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Re: dead speedo
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
No signal at all to the cluster.
I.e no instant MPG reading, odometer had stopped and no needle movement, not even a twitch
Steve
I.e no instant MPG reading, odometer had stopped and no needle movement, not even a twitch
Steve
"If you can't fix it with a hammer, it's an electrical fault!"
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
Hammers can't fix a 480!!!
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Re: dead speedo
Current:
Volvo S60 '04
Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84
Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R
Volvo S60 '04
Renault 21 '91
Subaru Legacy '05
Mazda RX-7 '93
Renault 5 '84
Previous:
440 2 litre, 440 Turbo, 460 Turbo, 480 Turbo x2, 854 T-5R, S40 T4, V40 T4, S70 T5 & R, V70 R x2, S60 R