gaz #73

any body had this happen,my needle on the speedo started sticking,then after a minute or two it would move.last night it stopped then shot up to about 120 mph (not my speed)stuck for a bit then went right round,so now it is stuck behind the pin that stops it from dropping below 0 mph.is this easy to fix or is it a new one.any help would be great thanks. my98 turbo .

gaz #73

bttt please

Sheepsplitter

I had this, they tried all sorts to fix it, but in the end I had to have a new speedo.
Not such a bad thing though, as on mine immediately the car lost 50,000 miles :-)

gaz #73

thanks mate,how much did that cost you and wot modle year was it on
thought about having a go this weekend,try and lift the needle over it if possable

Sheepsplitter

It was a WRX STI4 import (1998) and it cost £400 fitted including VAT. I believe the biggest problem was sourcing the head unit (as it's an import), but it's a bit of a pain to fit apparently and I had to have a £50 converter box fitted, so more like £200-£250 for you I'd expect.

Gixerman

Is yours an import car?

Had the same thing on my Sti5 and it turned out to be the speedo converter(KMH to MPH), replaced it and was fine after that!

Tony

Sheepsplitter

I had 3 speed converter boxes replaced before they finally pinned it down to the actual speedo head :-(

gaz #73

no mate uk turbo 98 Terzo,had a look at it today, gave up when found out i could not get in to the clocks, back to the drawing board

Dyney

You can get in to the clocks!!!

Whare did you get stuck?

Carlos-Fandango

I had extactly the same prob on a 98 UK car. Took it to the dealer and they replaced it straight away and tried to charge me lots (can't remember how much!)
Thank God for that extended warrenty I had just bought!
Sorry not much help to you fella but atleast it sounds like a common fault on the 98s - might get you some leverage with the price.

Carlos

gaz #73

thanks carlos and every one else,it seems to have fixed it`s self for now.going along then clock went back wards to 120 mph again then down to 60mph and then worked aright from there,how very strange

Attu

I also have this problem on my UK 98.
Last week it went for the 2nd time so i took the clocks out buy 1st removing the 2 screws at the top of the black plastic surround and then pulling it out of the two clips at the bottom.
Then remove the 4 screws holding the clocks in....pull the clocks towards you and unclip the 3 pluge that are in the back and pull the clocks out of the dash..this takes some doing as its a tight fit around the steering wheel.
Once the clocks are out you can unclip the clear plastic and the black plastic surround so you can get to the needle and put it back over the pin.
I undid all the screws on the back of the unit and the speedo and rev counter part came out but there wasnt much to play with in there.
I did notice that the screws make contact with the printed circuit on the back and the circuit for the clocks inside, so when i put the screws back in i first made sure all the contacts on the printed circuit on the back were clean with a small piece of emery cloth.
Fitting is just the reverse of removing doh.
Touch wood mine has been ok since.

Andy

[Edited by Attu - 1/22/2003 4:40:09 PM]

gaz #73

thanks for the help attu,could be a comman problem on 98`s

gaz #73

thanks for the help attu,could be a comman problem on 98`s

Boro

iTrader: (1)

Dont know if you guys are still having the same problem but ive just had mine repaired by a mate whos an auto-electrician.

See here for how he did it

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...hreadid=260120