'93 NA Speedo/Tach

rvicke · 05-26-2007, 05:33 PM

I bought my '93 last October, and at that time the tach did not work. About a few days ago, the speedo quit. I found a company in CA who will check out, and repair, the instrument cluster if necessary for a decent price, but I was wondering if there was anything else I can check/do before getting that far into this. I don't really mind the speedo gone, but I do need the tach, and it is time to take care of these little problems, as only this and some suspension updates will make the little car perfect.

My earlier MK1s had a mechanical cable for the speedo and the car was much easier to find stuff inside the engine bay. This car, although a much nicer car, appears to be harder to locate and repair little items like this, even more so than my '88 SC. Supposedly this speedo is not mechanical, but electrical??

Oh, the cruise control does not work since the failure of the speedo, so I'm assuming the problem would be prior to the cc.

Thanks, Rick (rvicke)

Gairloch · 05-26-2007, 06:35 PM

The speed sensor for '93+ is electrial NOT mechanical. The CC system has it's own ECU etc so it may not be related. You might want to start trouble shooting your CC issue by checking fuses and relays.

Oteck · 05-26-2007, 10:08 PM

id first check the speedo assembly on the tranny. maybe the plastic gear came off or it's not pluged in

05-26-2007, 05:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
rvicke No Skills Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 46 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	'93 NA Speedo/Tach I bought my '93 last October, and at that time the tach did not work. About a few days ago, the speedo quit. I found a company in CA who will check out, and repair, the instrument cluster if necessary for a decent price, but I was wondering if there was anything else I can check/do before getting that far into this. I don't really mind the speedo gone, but I do need the tach, and it is time to take care of these little problems, as only this and some suspension updates will make the little car perfect. My earlier MK1s had a mechanical cable for the speedo and the car was much easier to find stuff inside the engine bay. This car, although a much nicer car, appears to be harder to locate and repair little items like this, even more so than my '88 SC. Supposedly this speedo is not mechanical, but electrical?? Oh, the cruise control does not work since the failure of the speedo, so I'm assuming the problem would be prior to the cc. Thanks, Rick (rvicke)

05-26-2007, 06:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,472 Thanks: 115 Thanked 223 Times in 196 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	The speed sensor for '93+ is electrial NOT mechanical. The CC system has it's own ECU etc so it may not be related. You might want to start trouble shooting your CC issue by checking fuses and relays. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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05-26-2007, 10:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Oteck Guu Sama! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,715 Thanks: 8 Thanked 48 Times in 45 Posts Blog Entries: 2 iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	id first check the speedo assembly on the tranny. maybe the plastic gear came off or it's not pluged in