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I am looking into purchasing a '92 EG hatch and the seller says there is no problem except for the speedometer that goes on and off. He says it's probably a faulty VSS. If it's not the VSS, what's the worst possible thing it could be cost wise? Car has a clean title and rust free so I think I'd really like to pull the trigger on it.

Thanks

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Then have him swap it out if it's just the VSS. Should take all of 5 minutes.

deschlong

iTrader: (8)

^ This. Then you'll know if it's "just the VSS".

94EG8

Worst case the VSS and the speedometer head are both bad.

'92 - '95 civics in my expierence suffer from bad speedometer heads a lot more often than bad VSSes. You can usually fix the speedometer head by touching the solder points on the back with a soldering iron though.

Former User

This^

The problem additionally could be caused by a bad wire or bad VSS plug, which also seems to be common.

Is CEL code 17 thrown?

JuggerNaut-CTR

Sorry for older thread bump...
My speedo started going crazy only at wot, then crazy during normal driving, finally quit working all together and would very occasionally have a speed spike. Now it currently always shows 0 mph, and cel (code 17) pops up after 5-10min of driving. Since the cel I have tried 2 different speed sensors, and got a different connector plug. Still no workie. I used a multimeter and measured volts at the plug...it has 12 volts on the hot wire. I have spun the wheel with car in the air in the gear inside the trans moves.
The only thing I have yet done is use a multimeter on the cluster while a wheel is moving.
My question is, If the speedo has no volts going to it or is bad, would I still get the cel code 17?
If anyone has any experience or has helpful insight please lemme know. Thanks.