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10-06-2006, 01:46 PM

Brains

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I was driving down the A2 last week doing 50mph (ish) and my speedo
dropped to zero for about 30 seconds. Is this bad new,.

Helpful comment and advice appreciated

10-07-2006, 12:05 AM

Chris Whelan Chris Whelan is offline

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Brains wrote:

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I was driving down the A2 last week doing 50mph (ish) and my speedo dropped to zero for about 30 seconds. Is this bad new,. Helpful comment and advice appreciated

Well, possibly not good news ;-)

Failure of the Vehicle Speed Sensor, mounted on the transmission, is very
common on earlier cars. It's a bit difficult to get to, and fiddly to
remove, but can be done from under a vehicle supported on ramps. It took me
about 20 mins to replace mine. Replacements are allegedly improved.

It *might* just be the connector close to it that needs unplugging, cleaning
up and reconnecting...

Bottom line - about 25UKP if you DIY, around 100UKP for a dealer to do it.

One other point; if you decide to do it yourself make certain you get a new
retaining pin when you get the sensor. It doesn't come with it and may need
to be ordered in. You *will* destroy the old one on removal!

More info here:

http://tinyurl.com/nkptu

HTH

Chris

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10-07-2006, 12:38 AM

Brains

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On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:05:01 GMT, Chris Whelan
<cawhelan@prejudicentlworld.com> wrote:

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Brains wrote:

Quote:

I was driving down the A2 last week doing 50mph (ish) and my speedo dropped to zero for about 30 seconds. Is this bad new,. Helpful comment and advice appreciated

Well, possibly not good news ;-)Failure of the Vehicle Speed Sensor, mounted on the transmission, is verycommon on earlier cars. It's a bit difficult to get to, and fiddly toremove, but can be done from under a vehicle supported on ramps. It took meabout 20 mins to replace mine. Replacements are allegedly improved.It *might* just be the connector close to it that needs unplugging, cleaningup and reconnecting...Bottom line - about 25UKP if you DIY, around 100UKP for a dealer to do it.One other point; if you decide to do it yourself make certain you get a newretaining pin when you get the sensor. It doesn't come with it and may needto be ordered in. You *will* destroy the old one on removal!More info here:http://tinyurl.com/nkptuHTHChris

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