Odometer reads in kilometers, how do I change to miles?

[Terrano Ross]

Firstly, Hello all. As of today, I own a 52 plate Terrano 2.7TD. The car didn't come with an owners manual and the odometer is reading in Kilometers. Is there any way I can change this to miles or does it need to be done by a dealer?

Thanks

Ross

 

[zippy656]

hi, just to say hello,

is this th eone with the LED dash?

 

[Terrano Ross]

Thanks for the kind welcome. :thumb2

Yes, its the one with the LCD mileage readout.

 

[lacroupade]

I don't think theres a dealer fix, its possibly a whole new display, but by all means check.

I'm assuming it was a parallel import - we've seen the odd MkII with a MPH dash and no KPH markings on the dial, but never seen this one I must admit.

You might ask here....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electronic-KM...temQQimsxq20091104?IMSfp=TL091104176001r35235

 

[Terrano Ross]

No, the car is a UK vehicle, new at first registration. It has MPH and no kph on the speedo but the odometer is reading in kms only. Very strange.

I have a Nissan dealer (service only) a few miles away, I'll go and try to pick their brains. Thanks for your assistance, I'll report back with my findings.

 

[Terrano Ross]

I don't think theres a dealer fix, its possibly a whole new display, but by all means check.

I'm assuming it was a parallel import - we've seen the odd MkII with a MPH dash and no KPH markings on the dial, but never seen this one I must admit.

You might ask here....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electronic-KM...temQQimsxq20091104?IMSfp=TL091104176001r35235

You could be correct on this one. It definitely says new at first registration on the V5 so its possible that its been a trailered import from Holland or something. The clocks have a blacked out "km/h" below the speedo and the odometer reads in Km. Hey ho, I suppose I can live with that as the truck is in very good nick.

I swapped it privately for my '98 BMW 535i with 112k on it and actually had no intention of keeping it. I did the swap as the BMW is a difficult car to sell for reasonable money and thought the Terrano would be an easier sale and probably worth a good bit more. Thing is, I actually quite like it so I'll probably keep it. I ordered my service stuff from Milners last night so I'll treat it to new filters and an oil change this weekend.

I think I got a fairly good deal, all the old MOTs tally up in Kms to a total mileage of 48000 miles.

 

[lacroupade]

You could be correct on this one. It definitely says new at first registration on the V5 so its possible that its been a trailered import from Holland or something. The clocks have a blacked out "km/h" below the speedo and the odometer reads in Km. Hey ho, I suppose I can live with that as the truck is in very good nick.

I swapped it privately for my '98 BMW 535i with 112k on it and actually had no intention of keeping it. I did the swap as the BMW is a difficult car to sell for reasonable money and thought the Terrano would be an easier sale and probably worth a good bit more. Thing is, I actually quite like it so I'll probably keep it. I ordered my service stuff from Milners last night so I'll treat it to new filters and an oil change this weekend.

I think I got a fairly good deal, all the old MOTs tally up in Kms to a total mileage of 48000 miles.

Because these trucks were built close by in Spain, and for a lot of r/h drive markets around Europe, there were a lot of parallel imports sold in the UK by outfits like Trade Sales in Slough and Motorpoint, but lots of others too. I bought one myself in 2000 from Trade Sales, and since they were built with a 3-year pan-European warranty it was easy to register them on the UK database for warranty purposes. Lots of Patrols came the same route - TS used to have loads of them regularly on their site.

You'll find they often have odd specs that don't match UK-supplied model types (my previous one was an SE with aircon and sunroof plus automatic gearbox, a mix that was apparently not an original UK spec) - my insurance company queried it first time round but gave up in the end fortunately!

Sounds that device I pointed you at might be your only option, unless you can get a whole head unit from a breakers? But as they are known for failing regularly (the mileometer stops working usually) if you find one, jump on it.

 

[zippy656]

when you service it check the oils in the dif.. worth changing it if you can, just to make sure they got the LSD oil in the back one..

 

[lacroupade]

Oh and the early ones were TDs (no intercooler) - yours is a TDi.

If you want a bit more power check the threads here on Tunit - should take the existing 125bhp up to around 145-150 at a cost of £400 if new, or £260 for a factory refurb (Tunit II is the one you want). makes a big difference.

And a K&N induction kit (57i) makes it run a tad smoother and slightly more responsively and should give you an extra 2mpg, paying for itself in about ten tankfulls. :thumbs

And if you are playing with your spanners, check out the bushes on the front ARB and droplinks, they often go and can cause a bit of clankling - cheap and cheerful from Milners and a very easy replacement.