MY REV COUNTER STOPPED

mezuk04 · Unread post by **mezuk04** » 03 Sep 2004, 19:18

It stopped working, came back to it about 4 hours later and its working again, obviously if its done it once it may do it again and worse.
Its a 1997 1.9d temptation - lovely car

ripsaw82 · Unread post by **ripsaw82** » 03 Sep 2004, 20:54

My Xantia has started doing this too, its may seem small but its annoying when it stops working.

espzetec · Unread post by **espzetec** » 03 Sep 2004, 21:00

mine has started this too. sometimes it works fine, other times it randomly jumps about. dodgy sensor maybe?

Stuart McB · Unread post by **Stuart McB** » 04 Sep 2004, 00:22

Are all the electrics OK? This sort of thing normaly is an electrical problem. Ckeck all plugs to the gear box sensor etc. If it comes back every noe and again it must just be some kind of loose connection.

zorgman · Unread post by **zorgman** » 07 Sep 2004, 03:49

mines the same its a common fault so i went to local scrappy and got 3 tried them one at a time all faulty so its down to the tacho in mine ill have to pull that lot out now ands its right carry on steering wheel off etc.
as a added note i checked what was coming out of all the senders all nearly the same and all read the same resistance.
also dont make my mistake with the sender its at the back lower engine on the 1.9td u get at it underneath, slacken the bolt off using a 10mm spanner 3-4 turns then struggle like mad to pull/rotate the snder untill it comes out. when installing another one use a bit grease or vaseline and it pops back in easy. i wouldnt use copperslip etc as it may and not sure about this affect the pulses
hope this helps abit

TheWorker · Unread post by **TheWorker** » 07 Sep 2004, 04:17

you should lightly tap the sensor in until it hits the flywheel and then ever so slightly back it off with a screwdriver, that works most of the time for me.

uhn113x · Unread post by **uhn113x** » 07 Sep 2004, 13:13

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">as a added note i checked what was coming out of all the senders all nearly the same and all read the same resistance.
also dont make my mistake with the sender its at the back lower engine on the 1.9td u get at it underneath, slacken the bolt off using a 10mm spanner 3-4 turns then struggle like mad to pull/rotate the snder untill it comes out. when installing another one use a bit grease or vaseline and it pops back in easy. i wouldnt use copperslip etc as it may and not sure about this affect the pulses
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The sender is an inductive pick-up (coil) and often goes open-circuit when hot. 'Copperslip' (Copaslip) will not affect anything at all - stick some on everything you remove and replace! [:D]
Your tacho may not be ill - check all wiring and connectors first.