DiGi Cluster on s13 issue.

[hakosuka86]

Hey I have an 1991 s13 that came with a mechanical cluster, so i went to the yard and got a digital one i installed it and work fine till for a month now when i turn on the car the cluster itself works But the digi numbers dont come on till after i driven the car for 35+ mins.

what would the problem be??? thanx!!

[94_240sx]

Very common problem for digital cluster. It's either capacitor or soldering point is getting bad.

[hakosuka86]

thank you for the reply. so then i should double check the connection again to make sure its not loose. I will ill let u know how it went thank you

[94_240sx]

I'd check capacitor first and see.

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=158878

[coupe240sxguy]

hey it could also be a bad connection with the speed sensor... the problem was that the whole harness was torn up to a speed bump that i ran over. hang up the harness if that is the problem after fixing it. i rewired the whole transmission harness

[94_240sx]

hey it could also be a bad connection with the speed sensor... the problem was that the whole harness was torn up to a speed bump that i ran over. hang up the harness if that is the problem after fixing it. i rewired the whole transmission harness

Was yours displaying '0' and got stuck there or not showing at all? I think your case, at least '0' was displaying.

[hakosuka86]

seems to be the capacitor because I checked and the connections are good.

I drove the 240 again and numbers came on after 35 mins of driving then I turned the car off, came back turned it on 20 minutes later and still worked, went to mall came back 2 hours later it didnt work at all till i was 3 mins away from home. darn!where can i buy the capacitor at?? I got the soldering iron already!! wooo!thank you

[coupe240sxguy]

most also my sensors were all worn down so i replaced all of them due to almsot 20 years of being on the car they do wear down... go to the dealer (parts) and ask if they kknow anyshop that deals with that junk. they should help out. It does sound like u need to have the board worked on tho. GL

[94_240sx]

where can i buy the capacitor at?? I got the soldering iron already!! wooo!thank you

You didn't check the link I posted. This info is right in there.

http://www.nicoclub.com/articles.php?id=158878

Vendor - Phone - Part # Electronics Express (800)972-2225 14ER0501U Allied (800)433-5700 852-6604 Digi-Key (800)344-4539 P5563-ND

Problem is if you take it to any shop, they will charge you a lot to fix it.

[hakosuka86]

gasp! your right thank you!

[shawn_240sx]

Was the problem solved?..if so how did you do it?....and what was it?

[hakosuka86]

sorry not yet i been working none stop haven't really had time off.

Ill keep you guys posted thanks