Speedo problem

solarman216 · 27-04-2014, 21:31

Took the wife's (new to her) TDi out today with the intention of filling it with fuel as the other day I used it and the trip meter said 320 and as the gauge read just under quarter tank, was thinking this is good, more than 300 on less than a tank, but then saw the trip was 990 and when I was doing less than 30 the thing was reading 50 plus? so pulled the dash from the year later TDi I have and sorted it, odd I thought that there was a lot of oil in the casing, realise now that there must be a breather problem with the box and oil is slowly being pumped up the drive cable, but that does not explain the odometer malfunction but I guess this is a human error, reset button accidentally pressed but not right home, could find no other fault with it, however I did notice something else, a magnetic reed switch????? on checking it is normally closed but opens once per cable revolution, so it must be feeding speed info to the ECU, maybe Ray can tell us what is going on? Rick

jims-terrano · 27-04-2014, 22:06

My old T2 Speedo did something odd last weekend. I was driving around 90 miles, noticed that when I went over 55 ish the needle was fluctuating around 4mph + or -. Slowed down below 50 and it was fine. On the way home it was fine too.

Has anyone heard of that one too.

solarman216 · 28-04-2014, 08:53

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Originally Posted by jims-terrano

My old T2 Speedo did something odd last weekend. I was driving around 90 miles, noticed that when I went over 55 ish the needle was fluctuating around 4mph + or -. Slowed down below 50 and it was fine. On the way home it was fine too.

Has anyone heard of that one too.

that sort of fault is usually the cable binding up, try removing the head and putting some thin oil down the cable, it will take several hours to travel down, if you pull the cable away from its mount and turn it so cup is uphill you can fill the cup and wait for it do drain down, Rick

27-04-2014, 21:31	#1
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	Speedo problem Took the wife's (new to her) TDi out today with the intention of filling it with fuel as the other day I used it and the trip meter said 320 and as the gauge read just under quarter tank, was thinking this is good, more than 300 on less than a tank, but then saw the trip was 990 and when I was doing less than 30 the thing was reading 50 plus? so pulled the dash from the year later TDi I have and sorted it, odd I thought that there was a lot of oil in the casing, realise now that there must be a breather problem with the box and oil is slowly being pumped up the drive cable, but that does not explain the odometer malfunction but I guess this is a human error, reset button accidentally pressed but not right home, could find no other fault with it, however I did notice something else, a magnetic reed switch????? on checking it is normally closed but opens once per cable revolution, so it must be feeding speed info to the ECU, maybe Ray can tell us what is going on? Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

27-04-2014, 22:06	#2
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	My old T2 Speedo did something odd last weekend. I was driving around 90 miles, noticed that when I went over 55 ish the needle was fluctuating around 4mph + or -. Slowed down below 50 and it was fine. On the way home it was fine too. Has anyone heard of that one too.