Electrical fault?
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Electrical fault?
When driving along I sometimes get the speedo needle dropping to 0 and staying there for a while. There is no pattern to this happening apart from it happening a couple of times on the same stretch of road on the way back from work.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Re: Electrical fault?
bumpy road?
You could try taking the instrument cluster out and re-seating the loom connectors... You could also do the same on the thing the Haynes manual says is feeding data to the speedo, but I dunno what or where that is
You could try taking the instrument cluster out and re-seating the loom connectors... You could also do the same on the thing the Haynes manual says is feeding data to the speedo, but I dunno what or where that is
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Re: Electrical fault?
It's behind the glovebox.
What version of 406 are we dealing with? Aha, V plate 406 HDI. As far as I know, not subject to the usual speedo control box cock-up.
What version of 406 are we dealing with? Aha, V plate 406 HDI. As far as I know, not subject to the usual speedo control box cock-up.
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Re: Electrical fault?
[whisper mode] BSi? [/whisper mode]
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Re: Electrical fault?
Its happened a number of times on a straight flat road, so dont think its a bump or loose connection.
What is the BSI? what does it do? then I can go and smash it with a hammer.
What is the BSI? what does it do? then I can go and smash it with a hammer.
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Re: Electrical fault?
BSi - Body Systems Interface
also refferd to as Built-in Systems Interface
its basically an electronic unit that controls almost all the electrics in your car
also refferd to as Built-in Systems Interface
its basically an electronic unit that controls almost all the electrics in your car
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Re: Electrical fault?
So keep that hammer in the box!
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Re: Electrical fault?
for some reason I already knew the answer to my own question.
Can it be a loose connection or damp getting onto connections?
Can it be a loose connection or damp getting onto connections?
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Re: Electrical fault?
Of course, amongst other things. A good starting point though.
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Re: Electrical fault?
As mjb said, take out the cluster and reseat it. It could be a dry joint on the PCB.
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Re: Electrical fault?
Dodgy soldering was my problem too; I ran all the joints on the sockets for the loom to the cluster which cured it.
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