I just recently put in my new clutch and i have a problem. When i shift hard into 3rd my speedometer dies, it just falls to 0. I have to stop and shut the car off and start it again and then its fine. Anyone have any ideas about what it could. I was thinking maybe a bad ground on the tranny or somthing. Thanks

 

its your VSS... unplug it and make sure the middle prong is still there..
mine did the same thing and i found out it was the VSS...

 

where is this located? whats it look like

 

its on the tranny in the back towards the firewall. If u pull ur intake it it should be easy to get to. There are two two small hoses right next to it

oy yea it looks like a sensor

check your grounds too (ie tranny ground, harness ground). make sure they're nice and tight

 

now it doesnt work at all. I found a plug that has 3 prongs on the inside and they are all there and all my grounds are ok so what could it be?

 

u talking about the speed sensor

 

anyone else have this problem??

 

my speedo did the same thing when my timing belt was about to give way... but mine would go up & down repeatedly... this happened for a couple days... then the timing belt gave out.

 

the vss, is only held on by one bolt and the bracket to it is very weak, you could have overtighten it or it could have just broke due to stress. You most likely need to pull it out (if its not already just hanging there) and check.

 

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Even if it does look like it's fine pull it out and put it back in making sure you get it in there correctly. Check the connections.
Don't Disconnect the 2 hoses coming out of it.

 

I pulled it all apart and is it the thing that has like a point coming up and it spins inside the other piece which has a wire coming out of it. Kind of hard to explain but if you know what it looks like u might have an idea. OR if someone had a diagram that would help also. thanks for your help.

 

i checked the ECU and it is the speed sensor causing the problem. Now where can I get one? I checked at local autozone and they dont have one. Anywhere online i can order one or do I have to get one off another prelude?

 

try a junkyard

here's a good site that tells u exactly which junkyards have the part ur lookin for
http://car-part.com/

 

I just noticed that my odometer also isnt working. Could there be somthing else that is causing the problem or is it the speed sensor? Thanks for your help

 

its the same thing

 

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check out part #14 see where that bolt goes thru the little triangle type tab, it is very weak the triangle that is, and any stress oh say from... i dunno a hard shift can snap it, then on further hard shifting it pops out of the tranny and then thats why you speedo and trip don't work. if i were you i would reach down and pull on it, and wiggle it, if you have any movement you snapped that bolt. i did on mine and i just pusshed it back down and jammed it in place. some people jb weld it, or tig weld it. good luck

 

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Are you sure because I thought the Odometer was run off the distributor....</TD></TR></TABLE>

so your telling me if i sit there , and rev my engine im going to put milage on my car? i don't think so .. its run off the vss, im pretty sure but i could be wrong

 

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so your telling me if i sit there , and rev my engine im going to put milage on my car? i don't think so .. its run off the vss, im pretty sure but i could be wrong</TD></TR></TABLE>

I feel about &gt;&lt;this smart right now.... For some reason I was thinking of the Tach not the Odometer. lol Sorry Mondays suck

 

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I feel about &gt;&lt;this smart right now.... For some reason I was thinking of the Tach not the Odometer. lol Sorry Mondays suck </TD></TR></TABLE>
hey man its cool i didn't mean to belittle you, but i think you were thinking along the lines of what gives out a pulse to measure...., the VSS and the distributer both work up in that fauge cluster. its all good, your brain will kick in soon

 

Oh yeah I hope the brain kicks in will help.

 

haha ok thanks for your help guys ill have to try and wiggle that bad boy around

 

I just broke my third one this morning. damn vss

 

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tisk tisk., don't shift so hard

 

well, i on this last time, i dont know what happened. I was driving on the freeway, the first time i had driven the car in 2 weeks, and next thing i know the speedometer just died. no hard shifts, nothing. i just add it to the prelude curse

 

http://www.hondautomotiveparts.com should have the parts