im getting code 17 on my 88 hatchback dx....so i narrrowed it down to either these 3 items...speed sensor...speedo cable....cluster....ok i bought a 89 crx si cluster and vss last night...so i try on the cluster and nothing...still getting code 17....but the weird thing is that my rpm is bouncing around, the gas and temp gauges dont work well...the temp goes up a little after a while but the fuel stays down....also my hi-beam indicator isnt working....so i replaced that bulb with the stock one and nothing still.....did i get a hold of a bad cluster....or will having a bad vss affect the fuel gauge....cuz it doesnt know how fast im going??? also....did i get wrong cluster.....

 

the Cable from your tranny to the cluster is Fuxored!

get a new one

 

can u explain wut u said???

 

I think the wiring is different between the hatch and the CRX. It may not work with the cluster.

As to what the previous post said... I think you need to replace your speedo cable from the tranny to the cluster

 

is the crx si cluster wiring different from my 88 civic hatchback dx cluster wiring

 

I think that most of the wiring is different under the dash. So yeah the wiring should be different. Anyone else know for sure?

 

is the wiring different??? n e one for sure???

 

i am pretty sure that the hatch to crx wiring is the same it is the year 88-89 and 90-91 that is different. someone verify

 

I swapped a 90 crx si cluster into my 90 STD hatch and it works just fine. I had the VSS amp on the back of the cluster wired incorrectly and that was causing my code 17.

 

i dont have any plug to put in that amplifier thingy....i want to know if anyone has done it with an 89 crx si going into an 88 civic hatchback

 

bump!!!!

 

ok i replaced the vss and changed the cluster and still nothing....should i replace the speedo cable...or do i have a bad tranny....wut should i do...also when i replaced the vss...there was oil in it....do you think that theres oil in the speedocable and its causing it not to spin???