Odometer not working.....

[ianm67]

Hello chaps,
I've noticed today that the odometer on my S3 has odometer has stopped working. The speedo is working okay though.....Before I try and rip the clock out of the dash, any suggestions? I guess that the speedo is an electronic type and the odometer is cable driven? Any advice / tips / guidance gratefully received.....
Cheers,
IanM

[honourablepickle]

spedo and odometer are electric
you have no option but to remove it and have it rebuilt
taking it out is a horrible job
it takes 6 weeks to get it rebuilt !
it costs about £180

here speaks the voice of bitter experience

or you could just ignore the odometer until the spedo packs up as well

reb

[ianm67]

Thanks for the advice....!! Looks like it'll be waiting until it stops working completely then.....!
IanM

[steve j]

Sometimes they do stick just as it`s going to change on the 9s, i.e. 29999 to 30000 miles. Mine did it and it cured itself with a bit of spirited and gently tapping the surround. Don`t tap the glass, it`s 2mm thick and a replacement is hard to get.

[ianm67]

Steve,
Thanks for the tip, it has stuck on the verge of going over to the next 'whole' mile. I shall go for a spin and take a rubbet mallet with me

[longers]

Mine sticks every 1000 miles and sometimes every 100....

I've found that 60mph and a tap on the speedo usually does the job. Sometimes I also need to drive over cateseyes in the middle of the road at the same time for the extra vibration - but only when on a straight bit of road with nothing coming the other way!

Longers

[oldred]

longers said:

Mine sticks every 1000 miles and sometimes every 100.... I've found that 60mph and a tap on the speedo usually does the job. Sometimes I also need to drive over cateseyes in the middle of the road at the same time for the extra vibration - but only when on a straight bit of road with nothing coming the other way! Longers

I love these cars!

[pistolar]

plugging my own advert, speedo on this advert

www.pistonheads.com/sales/78053.htm

[ianm67]

Yesh Longers !!!!
the S3 into the office today, I gave the speedo a couple of well placed thwaps with my (company) mobile phone and hey presto ! the odometer started working again. Yet another cheap fix thanks to this forum. Keep up the good work chaps !!
Cheers,
IanM

[honourablepickle]

i spent £300 and 15hrs of my life to get my spedo and odometer working
arse - why do some people have all the luck ?
reb

[ianm67]

Honourablepickle,
TBH, the speedo was still working okay, it was just the odometer that had stuck. Hope this fact helps to ease the pain a little....?
Cheers,
IanM

[keirangrogan]

Having a limited milage Policy I find it quite convinient that the car should sometimes be a little economical with the truth.

[Woolly]

Haha,

I asked this question a couple of months ago with similar advice. The spirited driving/well placed whack combo worked for me too but only on the 100s. When I got to the 1000 it stuck again and has been there ever since.

It doesn't really bother me but wonder what effect it'll have if I ever want to sell it (I don't). It seems a very common problem so maybe quite a few mileages on S models are understated? Trouble is mine is low mileage (19,000 showing) and could do with a few more!

[sighck]

I bought a new odometer with lower resistant (stronger) and replaced it my self. It took only a couple of hours to do. The odometer is still manufactured and if someone is interested I can post the part number and manufacturer.

[M@H]

sighck said:

The odometer is still manufactured and if someone is interested I can post the part number and manufacturer.

...were always interested to have more info

[sighck]

Sorry for the late reply. It's a Trumeter 4K07.80I12, ~15£