Question on odometer issue?????????????????????
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Question on odometer issue?????????????????????
Exactly how does a car clock the miles on your odometer?
Cuz my friend just got a car and his odometer clocks miles but does slowely.
He zeroed out the trip odometer on a trip that should have been 30miles, but it clocked only 10miles on his car????
BUT I believe his speed sensor is messed up, cuz when he drives the speedometer bounces up and down like 20mph thru 40, but mostly stays around 20mph.
I was thinking maybe thats why the odometer is clocking miles slowely, kinda like its clocking miles at 20mph or what ever the needle is at?
Is that the way a odometer works?
The car is a 96 civic hatch
Cuz my friend just got a car and his odometer clocks miles but does slowely.
He zeroed out the trip odometer on a trip that should have been 30miles, but it clocked only 10miles on his car????
BUT I believe his speed sensor is messed up, cuz when he drives the speedometer bounces up and down like 20mph thru 40, but mostly stays around 20mph.
I was thinking maybe thats why the odometer is clocking miles slowely, kinda like its clocking miles at 20mph or what ever the needle is at?
Is that the way a odometer works?
The car is a 96 civic hatch
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Re: Question on odometer issue????????????????????? (Civichatch972)
speed sensor or speed sensor connection could be broken, i had this problem also where it wasn't reading the accurate speed! try replacing the speed sensor..if it does the same thing..check the plug..sometimes the connectors get corroded or bad...if that's the case, cut it, re-connect via sodering or butt connectors and go from there!!! Good luck!
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Re: Question on odometer issue????????????????????? (Miracle_X_Bar)
So the speedometer is what clocks the miles? RIGHT
So the problem is the speed sensor, thats why its clocks slow?
So the problem is the speed sensor, thats why its clocks slow?
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Re: Question on odometer issue????????????????????? (Civichatch972)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Civichatch972 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So the speedometer is what clocks the miles? RIGHT
So the problem is the speed sensor, thats why its clocks slow?</TD></TR></TABLE>
yes
So the problem is the speed sensor, thats why its clocks slow?</TD></TR></TABLE>
yes
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