206 Speedo problem
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206 Speedo problem
I have a 1999 206L and the speedo is permanently registering full scale even with the ignition off. Wondered if this is a sensor or speedo head fault. Any help would be much appreciated.
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Hi Paul and welcome to the forum. Good to see you've logged in OK
MK2 Xantias suffer this with their tacho needles usually as a result of tring to start with a near-flat battery.
The needle will be stuck and needs to be carefully released. Some advocate drilling a tiny, unobtrusive hole in the glass and using a very fime wire to nudge the needle back and others have reported being able to do the same by poking a fine wire in through the trip reset button.
Else, take the instrument pod out and give it a sharp tap to dislodge the needle.
MK2 Xantias suffer this with their tacho needles usually as a result of tring to start with a near-flat battery.
The needle will be stuck and needs to be carefully released. Some advocate drilling a tiny, unobtrusive hole in the glass and using a very fime wire to nudge the needle back and others have reported being able to do the same by poking a fine wire in through the trip reset button.
Else, take the instrument pod out and give it a sharp tap to dislodge the needle.
Jim
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Runner, cyclist, time triallist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
Hi Folks,
Removed instrument pod as Jim sggested but needle wouldn't move with sharp tap so removed plastic facia and physically moved needle back to zero. There was some resistance so thought the unit was probably damaged. Anyway put it all back together and went for quick test drive not expecting anything to happen and SHOCK, HORROR, the damn thing actually worked. Not sure how long for or why it happened in the first place but for now all is ok.
Thanks again for your help.
Paul
Removed instrument pod as Jim sggested but needle wouldn't move with sharp tap so removed plastic facia and physically moved needle back to zero. There was some resistance so thought the unit was probably damaged. Anyway put it all back together and went for quick test drive not expecting anything to happen and SHOCK, HORROR, the damn thing actually worked. Not sure how long for or why it happened in the first place but for now all is ok.
Thanks again for your help.
Paul