mdmitch2

In my 94 dx hatch the odometer and trip meters are flaking out. They usually don't work for the first 10 or so miles, then start working all of a sudden. The speedo seems to be fine as far as I can tell. The check engine light has not come on...

I took out the VSS, but didn't really know what to look for. The drive link was pretty goopy with lubricant and the inside white part of the 3-p connector that plugs into it appears to have some inky black substance on it.

Are there any visual indications of a bad VSS?? Or is there any way to test it? Also, would a replacement have to be purchased from Honda? I didn't see anything on autozones site...

Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated! thanks

Matt

mdmitch2

bump

nocturnaldragon

Borrow one from a friend and swap them out to tell is the easiest way. I work in a shop and we hook up a scanner and drive the car around the block and look at it that way. could also be in the wiring between said sensor and the cluster, check all your connections to make sure there clean and put some dialetric (sp) grease in them to keep them clean.

You may be able to have Autozone do one of there free tests on it but its a maybe.

mdmitch2

hmmm i dont really know anyone else with an eg civic... The VSS from the EF isnt the same is it?

Sleepy_Red_hatch

yo man, your odometer is flaking?? but not your speedometer? sounds to me like the car's milage was rolled back...they never work properly after this has been done. in some cases, the numbers don't even lign up right anymore

mdmitch2

i'm pretty sure thats not the case being that I bought the car from the original owner and he has all the paperwork to back it up. not to mention the carfax report was spotless. It shows 146000 miles so a rollback should be noted in carfax. you never know though. I guess it could have a lot more if this problem had been going on for a while before I bought it.

Nevertheless, the car runs great otherwise and is in pretty immaculate condition.

I wonder if Honda will let me return a VSS if it doesnt fix the problem. They would probably want me to let them install it for any warranty...

mdmitch2

i'm pretty sure thats not the case being that I bought the car from the original owner and he has all the paperwork to back it up. not to mention the carfax report was spotless. It shows 146000 miles so a rollback should be noted in carfax. you never know though. I guess it could have a lot more if this problem had been going on for a while before I bought it.

Nevertheless, the car runs great otherwise and is in pretty immaculate condition.

I wonder if Honda will let me return a VSS if it doesnt fix the problem. They would probably want me to let them install it for any warranty...

4DeepCivic

This may help.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1339235