Stop the odometer

[AlexD333]

Is there a way to stop the Odometer racking up?

Being digital I was not sure on this, I would imagine it runs off the speedo but then again.. being a Terrano...

Can anyone tell me what it reads off please and how to disable it?

I am curious more than anything before anyone gets any ideas :sly

 

[rayf3262]

It use the VSS (vehicle speed sensor).
The signal from the sensor first goes the the speedo unit then to the ECU.
If you kill it, the the speedo, will stop, the odometer will stop and the ECU wont know if you are moving!

 

[rustic]

With mechanically driven ones, you just need to disconnect the drive from the gearbox, but you would disable the speedometer, which would be a moving traffic offence, however, not sure how that would stand now, if you have a sat Nav.

So with that in mind, there must be a sensor on the final drive of the gearbox.

Still can't think of a legitimate reason for doing this, unless you want to appear to do less mileage than you actually have, say for insurance purposes, or for selling a vehicle on with lower mileage.
Either way, this would be fraud.

 

[FormerSmurf]

You could just tow your truck everywhere on the back of an AA van? Think of the MPG...

 

[russell.huffer]

Do not forget that yours will be recording slightly less anyway due to the bigger wheels turning less per mile than the standared ones.

Every little helps.

Russell.

 

[rustic]

You could just tow your truck everywhere on the back of an AA van? Think of the MPG...

How come this thread has suddenly changed into a Land Rover Forum?

:lol:lol:lol

 

[solarman216]

With mechanically driven ones, you just need to disconnect the drive from the gearbox, but you would disable the speedometer, which would be a moving traffic offence, however, not sure how that would stand now, if you have a sat Nav.

So with that in mind, there must be a sensor on the final drive of the gearbox.

Still can't think of a legitimate reason for doing this, unless you want to appear to do less mileage than you actually have, say for insurance purposes, or for selling a vehicle on with lower mileage.
Either way, this would be fraud.

the ECU on these still sees the speed as a sensor in the dash unit sends a signal back so I guess a disconnected cable will make the ECU fall into safe mode, Rick

 

[terrano bob]

you do say some silly things on the net alex :doh :thumbs

 

[elty001]

Just get one like mine with the common dodgy lcd fault.
A few taps on top of the dash and I can go from 118000 back to 50000:lol

 

[Banshee]

On my Maverick you could just pull the cable out the back of the clock and it stopped

 

[solarman216]

On my Maverick you could just pull the cable out the back of the clock and it stopped

but as said the ECU reads a sensor in the speedo head, so if stopped what does the ECU fall back on? safe mode? Rick

 

[Banshee]

but as said the ECU reads a sensor in the speedo head, so if stopped what does the ECU fall back on? safe mode? Rick

Not on my old 96' Mav

It was a cable driven odometer and the cable just unplugged, drove it 10-15 miles before with clocks out and truck was fine

 

[solarman216]

Not on my old 96' Mav

It was a cable driven odometer and the cable just unplugged, drove it 10-15 miles before with clocks out and truck was fine

so did your 96 Mav not have an ECU? that year petrol did as well as a maf, Rick

 

[Banshee]

so did your 96 Mav not have an ECU? that year petrol did as well as a maf, Rick

Not sure :nenau

 

[AlexD333]

Hmm interesting ideas, one thing would be the idle too as once crawling the idle raises and then drops back one stationary, I'm guessing that runs off this too :nenau

 

[rustic]

so did your 96 Mav not have an ECU? that year petrol did as well as a maf, Rick

I think it was during 1996 that the intercooler version came out, with the vent on the bonnet, and the Maf, and crank case position sensor and the digital odometer display
Early versions in 96 were probably the same as my 95 td... basic reliable electromechanical, old fashioned and well proven, easily repaired hardware lol...
:nenau

 

[Sweety]

Why would you want to disconnect it any way if you don't like the mileage going up stop using the truck & get a push bike:lol I know with the Opcom software you can get for vauxhalls you can change the mileage to what ever you want so if I ever bought another vauxhall it would have to have full service history etc to prove it hasn't been clocked:augie

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

I think it was during 1996 that the intercooler version came out, with the vent on the bonnet, and the Maf, and crank case position sensor and the digital odometer display
Early versions in 96 were probably the same as my 95 td... basic reliable electromechanical, old fashioned and well proven, easily repaired hardware lol...
:nenau

Not sure it is even that simple, as mine is a 99, and has MAF, and Intercooler, but still has an analogue odometer and mileage meter. But, I don't think there is an actual mechanical speedo drive to the gauge, although I have only had that bit out once, just after I got it, so might be wrong on that. I also noticed that the mileage clocks up regardless of if you are going back or forward.

 

[Sweety]

Not sure it is even that simple, as mine is a 99, and has MAF, and Intercooler, but still has an analogue odometer and mileage meter. But, I don't think there is an actual mechanical speedo drive to the gauge, although I have only had that bit out once, just after I got it, so might be wrong on that. I also noticed that the mileage clocks up regardless of if you are going back or forward.

No your right Clive:thumbs upto 2000 the speedo's were cable driven but after 2000 nissan swapped the clocks to have a digital read out for the mileage & the speedo cable was binned they changed the clocks again late 03 but defiantly in 04 with mileage & temp/fuel gauges in a different place as well as changing the clocks front colour from grey & blue to a sort of carbon look

 

[AlexD333]

So software it is. For example if I were to replace with a different clock it seems I would have it buy a plug in obd tool to correct the mileage.