wheres the vss vehicle speed sensor on a 88 4 door civic dx i need to know where the sensor itself is

 

The sensor itself is in the speedometer;
The drive unit for it is in the transmission..

Somes pics of both here:
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1505300

 

which one would cause it to throw the 17 cel

 

Is your speedometer working?
If not, suspect/inspect the cable.

In my case,I had to replace the instrument cluster..

 

how do u test tht sensor

 

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A broken speedometer cable caused a code 17 in my old DA, check that first because it is the most common problem. if that is fine then check your gauge cluster next because it is unlikely that your mechanical VSS is messed up (bolts to your tranny on the transaxle, right above and inbetween your axles)

Do a search for VSS and you will find all the info you need

 

how do u test if the vss in the dash is good

 

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Basically by looking at it, if it works like you say it does then it is bad! The mechanical part of it is bad and needs to be replaced with a new/used unit.

 

wat i meant is how do u test the electronoc piece

 

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the only way I know is to check it with the speedo cable attached, since it's a mechanicl speedo you can't diagnos it like electronics. If it is off with your cable hooked up then it is not working any more, the spring mechanism in the speedo is not calibrated properly anymore and cannot be fixed (that I have ever heard of anyway). Just replace it! it will fix your problem If you really want to check it you need to get a known working speedo and plug it up to see if it's still off. So again you are left with having to replace it w/ another unit.