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Title: Speedo and tach issue
Post by: king67rsss on October 08, 2008, 03:05:50 PM
I'm having a weird problem with my speedo and tach on my 02 620. The speedo reads between 30 and 50 mph off and the tach is also reading high. My check engine light is also on. Is there a sensor that would cause these readings to go haywire like this?
Title: Re: Speedo and tach issue
Post by: Speeddog on October 08, 2008, 03:27:09 PM
Is it the light at the bottom of the triangular group of six lights, or is it the yellow light down at the bottom near the 2 buttons?
Title: Re: Speedo and tach issue
Post by: king67rsss on October 08, 2008, 03:29:19 PM
no, It is not the immobilizer light. It's the light with the little engine on it
Title: Re: Speedo and tach issue
Post by: Speeddog on October 08, 2008, 03:40:13 PM
You could try unplugging and replugging the connector on the instruments a couple times, perhaps the contacts are a bit cruddy or there's water in it.

Likely that your instruments have packed it in...
Title: Re: Speedo and tach issue
Post by: king67rsss on October 08, 2008, 08:27:20 PM
well that sucks. I just paid a bunch to have the immobilizer set reprogrammed.
Title: Re: Speedo and tach issue
Post by: king67rsss on October 12, 2008, 11:25:14 PM
ok well I figured it out as I took the bike apart. It was a combination of 2 things I think. The wire going to the sensor on the rear wheel was not fully connected and I had a severely crimped wire going to the gauge cluster.
Unfortunately I figured this out as I was taking the bike apart to part it out  [bang]
Title: Re: Speedo and tach issue
Post by: Porsche Monkey on October 13, 2008, 07:31:00 AM
Part it out? Why would you do that?