marks97el

I have a 97 EL and speedometer was acting (and the CEL came on) up so i checked my VSS. The middle terminal on the sensor was corroded and acctally fell out when i touched it with a multimeter probe. So i got a VSS from a wrecker. I installed it and just took it for a 2 or 3 minute spin. The speedometer still does not work but i no longer have a CEL.

I want to do the diagnostic tests without the HARNESS.


The VSS has a Blue with White stripe, black with yellow strip, and all black wires.

I was wondering which clips (red, green, white) correspond with which wire?

Also, in the event the middle plug is coated with corrosion, how do you reccomend cleaning it?

marks97el

I checked continuity between the each wire and ground.

All black, continutiy
Black w/ yellow, continuity
Blue w/ White, NO CON'T




Modified by marks97el at 9:18 AM 9/17/2008

marks97el

Well, I figured out the harness situation.

RED CLIP = blk

WHITE CLIP = blk/yel

GREEN CLIP = blu/wht

That should help people when this thread is archived.

My problem is that the blu/wht wire is not properly connected in the harness.

Sometimes it will show just under 5V on the voltmeter, but when i barely tug on the plug the voltage disappears.

Thank god i don't need a new speedo.


Modified by marks97el at 9:17 AM 9/17/2008