speedo problem

Post by **big monkey racing** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:16 pm

my 90 hatch 5-speed is having speedo problems. it either stays at a speed while im stopped or doesnt move. it drops down when i tap the dash. im just wondering where to start. speedo sensor on transmission, or gear on cluster? any ideas?

Post by **compactfean** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:07 am

Cluster issue for sure.

Post by **big monkey racing** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:01 pm

what can be done to confirm this

Post by **big monkey racing** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:05 pm

When I drove it today I barely drive and it went to 37 mph and stayed there and when I came to a.stop it would go towards zero. It would almost make it before it moved really slow. And also my trip meter seems to be reading less than actual distance

Post by **compactfean** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:29 am

Replace with known good part.

Post by **big monkey racing** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:39 pm

Is there a way without one cause I don't have an extra one

Post by **compactfean** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:56 pm

Not that I know of, but the only way for a.cluster needle to stick is to have the motor start to fail or needle get caught up in something. There is no way for a speed sensor to keep giving the cluster pulses to stay in one spot.

Post by **big monkey racing** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:10 pm

Can just the Speedo be replaced without changing the whole cluster

Post by **compactfean** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:47 am

Yes but you have to take the cluster apart.

Post by **dc1984** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:56 pm

how-to-fix-s13-wiring-for-gauge-cluster ... 26276.html

here ya go, this should help

Post by **compactfean** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:02 pm

dc1984 wrote:how-to-fix-s13-wiring-for-gauge-cluster ... 26276.html

here ya go, this should help

Glad to see my mini wright up gets around! Lol.

Post by **Armstec_S13** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:17 pm

I have a very similar problem, only when it's cold out, I have a video on YouTube showing what it does, on cold days when I start the car, the speedometer will will read the mph as if I am driving, I'm not even driving it just sitting there waiting for the car to warm up, I noticed that as it reads the mph my Tripometer is also moving, after the car is fully warmed it's fine, I'm thinking the VSS is messed up, I borrowed my friends cluster and it does the same so the cluster is not the culprit, only thing i can think of is the speed sensor on the transmission, my car is a 89 with the SOHC 5 speed with the digital cluster

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