speedometer suddenly died on me!

[IsvenII]

was cruising at about 100km/hr when the speedometer suddenly jus died off, everything else is running fine. came to a stop, turned off ignition and cranked it up again, moved off and the speedometer remains dead. can anyone pls diagnose what's wrong? cant be my ecu right? going to track tomorrow, i reckon if it's just the speedometer failure, car should be fine right?

cheers!

 

[Djw John]

What car do you have?

 

[IsvenII]

mk1 172

 

[Djw John]

Cant remember if its cable driven or not! If it is then its a new cable otherwise it may just be the sensor is shot

 

[IsvenII]

what cable? you mean the throttle cable? so do you reckon it will be safe to track?

 

[Griff]

He means spedometer cable (if it uses a cable that is)

 

[IsvenII]

duh... how much is it to replace the speedometer cable?

 

[Leeshez]

It sounds like speedo cable has snapped or come loose?

 

[G_F]

^^Indeed..

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=161269

That link needs to be a sticky

 

[edde]

Mostl likly the speed sensor on the gearbox has some loose or the connector on it.

Look under the car at the back of the gearbox theres a sensor in the gearbox.

 

[IsvenII]

thanks so much for the help guys! can always rely on this forum for good advices and that's why i have been hanging around for these years hah