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C_O_N_O_R_
12-11-10, 19:36
My rev counter is gone nuts! its all over the place. Showing mad high revs that im clearly not doing like at idle its reading anywhere between 3k and 5k.
Only started when I was driving home late last night and I saw the revs were reading 8k.
Scared the shit outa me for a minute.

Any ideas what this could be??
Dunnedriftin
12-11-10, 19:52
What car is it? If its a mechanical cable driven speedo you need a new cable as its worn and flexing causeing it to read 8k... Cable craft make up new cables!
insejn
12-11-10, 19:53
try pushing the whole thing in,with a finger, in around where the needle is, does it make any difference? if so - lose connection then ? mine does (on a 200 )
C_O_N_O_R_
12-11-10, 21:49
Its a 200sx. Everything else is working fine its just the rev counter.

I will try pushing in on it and see how i get on.

Cheers
insejn
12-11-10, 23:19
Its a 200sx. Everything else is working fine its just the rev counter.

I will try pushing in on it and see how i get on.

Cheers

u know the button thingie right beside that switches you in between clock and temperature.. if you push it hard and the rev counter changes i think u have a loose connection then! havnt fixed it myself, have revs on the boost gauge and blitz gauge so dont care lol
Dunnedriftin
12-11-10, 23:21
take it all apart & use electric contact cleaner!
Keli
13-11-10, 23:57
I have no useful knowledge, I'd just like to say welcome to the club!!! :D

I'd say theres about seven or so of us now that have gauge problems!
Alan B.
14-11-10, 00:05
my rev clocks dont work either.
but its because of the conversion not broken clocks.

found a guide to convert mech to elec speedo signal though so it's all good. i'll fix it eventually.
C_O_N_O_R_
17-11-10, 20:38
Cheers for the replies.
I gave it a lil push and the needle settled down. Will pull it apart and clean the contacts see how it goes.
I couldnt just leave it. It does my head in watching it flyin around.
insejn
17-11-10, 20:53
Cheers for the replies.
I gave it a lil push and the needle settled down. Will pull it apart and clean the contacts see how it goes.
I couldnt just leave it. It does my head in watching it flyin around.

let us know how you get on, gotta do it soon myself, NCT's 2moro, i guess im gonna fail on that lol :rolleyes:
Davie
17-11-10, 20:58
let us know how you get on, gotta do it soon myself, NCT's 2moro, i guess im gonna fail on that lol :rolleyes:

just tell em it works when ya push it in the right place lol

had this problem in my r32 tryed cleaning it but didnt solve it
so got a replacement and bam my car had less milage:D
insejn
17-11-10, 21:10
just tell em it works when ya push it in the right place lol

had this problem in my r32 tryed cleaning it but didnt solve it
so got a replacement and bam my car had less milage:D

i've a rev counter on both boost controller and the blitz electronic engine monitoring thingie ;) this might do him no ? all he need the revs is for the emissions ?
Davie
17-11-10, 21:49
i've a rev counter on both boost controller and the blitz electronic engine monitoring thingie ;) this might do him no ? all he need the revs is for the emissions ?

true might do the job
let me know how ya get on
C_O_N_O_R_
26-11-10, 11:44
Check this link out

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=404839

Looks like it might do the job. havnt had the time to try it yet though.
insejn
26-11-10, 15:17
it passed the nct, maybe coz i had the hks rev gauge or that i set avcr to revs so he could see it but it did pass the nct no bother ;)
C_O_N_O_R_
29-11-10, 22:42
it passed the nct, maybe coz i had the hks rev gauge or that i set avcr to revs so he could see it but it did pass the nct no bother ;)

Congratulations, its always stressfull putting your car through the nct mines due in the new year and i have a long list to get through before then