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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:30 pm 
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Ok ive got an ED GLi, and did an oil change on tuesday. Last night was the first time i realised the odometer isnt working anymore, so now i'm going to have to guess when i have to change the oil next.
Now dad was mentioning that if you overfill the oil that this can lead to the odometer not working, is this the case or not?
(yes i slightly overfilled by like 150 or so ml.)

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:38 pm 
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Dont think that would cause it,

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:45 pm 
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lol... i like his style...
He obviously knew you overfilled it.

Not a chance in hell... its just died.

 

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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 8:13 pm 
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Rofl and you believed it that's great :)

Odometer runs off the speedo which runs off the gearbox. Nothing to do with your oil
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Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2006 9:02 pm 
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the gear in the instrument cluster is rooted.

 

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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 3:34 am 
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.....ur gullable arent u? but yeah i think the odometer snapped. so u might need to fix that or just get a new cluster.

 

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Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:50 pm 
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No i actuallly laughed at dad, I had an idea that a cbale or some form of thing had broken. It sorta stopped working after i reset the odo (the bottom one obviously) So maybe when i pressed the button it broke?

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:11 pm 
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Try giving your trip meter reset button a few short sharp presses. It might free the mechanism if you are lucky. If not then you could try pulling your cluster apart and seeing if you can fix it. You've got nothing to lose.

Note that these clusters are electronic, ie. no cable. If your speedo is still working then the speed signal is getting to the cluster OK.

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 12:51 pm 
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smoke_rubber wrote:
the gear in the instrument cluster is rooted.


this man speaks the truth. so common. usually happens when you reset it. onme tooth will break off the gear. cheap enough to buy, easy to fix if you know how.

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 5:18 pm 
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yeh its even more prone to breaking when people press it while actually moving.

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:26 pm 
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smoke_rubber wrote:
yeh its even more prone to breaking when people press it while actually moving.


Ummm oops.
Nah kidding, i did it whilst parked before a scavenger hunt, then whilst driving looked down to se ehow many km;s we had gone it wasnt going. Will have a look into the probs and get my mate to pull it apart (damn having mechanic and car electricition friends is great).

 

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Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:44 pm 
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hey TTBMX. can you go fetch me a long wait from the toolbox ;)

as they said, probably a stuffed gear in the cluster.

 

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