speedo

Talk about the 406's electrical system, what wires do what, how to add extra functionality, etc.

Moderator: Moderators

Post Reply
darren70
Newbie
Posts: 3
Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:41 am

speedo

Post by darren70 »

i have a 2.0 turbo excetitive and my speedo works in the hot weather rather than the cold.today drove from bristol to newport on the way back it started to work it bounced for several miles then worked fine all the way home any ideas on how to fix would be very gratful, already replaced speeo sensor in the gearbox. cheers darren
teamster1975
Site Admin & Mad Biker!
Posts: 6277
Joined: Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:07 pm
Location: Woking, Surrey

Re: speedo

Post by teamster1975 »

Dodgy soldering in the cluster is the other main culprit.
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there :(
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X

"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
darren70
Newbie
Posts: 3
Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:41 am

Re: speedo

Post by darren70 »

cheers i will try speedo control box first
User avatar
HimBigChief
3.0 24v
Posts: 1104
Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 5:05 pm
Location: Rural Northumberland
Contact:

Re: speedo

Post by HimBigChief »

Same symptoms as mine. I replaced the speedo control box behind the glovebox and this sorted it for me. If that doesn't work, then dodgy soldering on the circuit board itself as stated above.
Image Image
'98 2.1TD Executive Daily Drive........................................'94 309 Goodwood Project Car
Post Reply