flame1987
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i have a problem with my speedo, it wont work @ all. Took it to the garage he said it seems to be an electrical fault?
Could faulty clocks cause this? or will it be to do with the engine electronics?
[Edited on 04-06-2007 by flame1987]
[Edited on 08-06-2007 by flame1987]
[Edited on 11-06-2007 by flame1987]
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carnuts
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what car mate and are they actually electric? if so it could be one of the fuses in your fuse box which has gone or it could be the clocks themselves if its a cable clocks then it could be the cable has come out or has even snapped
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abdus
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what year is your car? is the mileage counter working? cigarette lighter?
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abdus
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check this:
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=362351
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flame1987
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car is a p reg 1997 1.2 8v ls. the cigarette lighter seems to be working along with the reverse lights i have checked the fuses and none are blown. Does anyone have pictures of electic clocks and cable driven so i know which ones they are?
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Viperek
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i had simmilar problem in my peugeot and it was speedo cable. it was not connected. they had to take out the gearbox to mend it
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abdus
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p reg would not be fuse then...might be propbable speedo cable
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flame1987
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i have taken the clocks out of the car but can see no cables of even a place to attach cable too.
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Viperek
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well it might not be connected directly to the clock. Can You post a picture ?
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flame1987
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im at my gf house at the minute so i cant get pics. i dont no what cable or electric clocks look like. I did take them out and all there seemed to be was like a connection which the clocks plugged into
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Darren
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if your speedo starts at 0mph then theyre electric, 10mph then theyre cable driven
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flame1987
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yeh they stay @ 0 . so it must be electric
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Viperek
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quote: Originally posted by flame1987
yeh they stay @ 0 . so it must be electric
So You have to have some connections... Have a look closley
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flame1987
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there only seems to be one connector. like a block which the clocks slot into
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Viperek
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and was it connected or not ? Does Your dash board light up when u switch the lights on ?
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flame1987
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yeh when i took the clocks out they sort of slot out and when i put them back in they slot back in. When i start the engine the lights come on i.e eml battery etc and car drives. but after a couple of miles the eml comes on?
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Viperek
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quote: Originally posted by flame1987
yeh when i took the clocks out they sort of slot out and when i put them back in they slot back in. When i start the engine the lights come on i.e eml battery etc and car drives. but after a couple of miles the eml comes on?
There is defenatly some error then ... it bloody hard to say what it is when u cant see it
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flame1987
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i wish i had more knowledge bout the car. ive been looking at other posts and it seems that they are electic clocks. so that seems to eliminate the cable snapped diagnosis.
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Viperek
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well dont forget You have got electric cables aswell, i dont think so that one of them is snap but i would double check it before going fether
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flame1987
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cant seem to find pictures anywhere that are the same clocks as mine. electric or cable
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Viperek
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Well if thats gonna help You there it is my dash board. Mine is 1.2 8v but 1995
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flame1987
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<img src="http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5953/photo0081.jpg">
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flame1987
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flame1987
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this pic looks very similar to the back of my clocks
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carnuts
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that pics is off electric clocks mate i had the same problem with my speedo i replaced the sensor but no joy if you can borrow someone else clocks and see if they work mate
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