Speedo playing up

[linkorr]

guys,

a few days ago.. someone posted a thread about their odometer not clicking. Well I said "I wish mine would stop clickin".

Guess what.. today.. my speedo died on me for half an hour. Then it came back to life. Now I'm assuming that the odo stoped clickin too. Am I wrong?

now the problem: what's happen to my speedo?!??!

ladida ladida..

[wynode]

If the trip meter and speedo have stopped clicking over, chec your vehicle speed sensor.

[wynode]

By the way........next time it dies, see if you can hit VTEC.

If you can't engage VTEC, its your VSS.......otherwise its your cluster :)

[linkorr]

thanks wyn, how do i check if it's my speed sensor??

how does the speed sensor affect the vtec??

[wynode]

thanks wyn, how do i check if it's my speed sensor??



By the way........next time it dies, see if you can hit VTEC.

If you can't engage VTEC, its your VSS.......otherwise its your cluster :)


how does the speed sensor affect the vtec??

If it is your VSS I believe the ECU will go into safe mode (remember VTEC only engages if you are moving......IE above a certain speed).

[ECU-MAN]

if its was your Vss then the ECU should have logged fault code 17 VSS - speed sensor

[wynode]

if its was your Vss then the ECU should have logged fault code 17 VSS - speed sensor
Doesn't it trip safe mode as well? (I think thats what its called)

[ECU-MAN]

the engine Check light will come on, (MIL).

[linkorr]

okay so far.. it's been working alright again.. and the 'check' light hasn't come on before. Does that help?

what's "MIL"?

[wynode]

Malfunction Indicator Lamp

EDIT: Looks like the orange light in this (http://tech.ozhonda.com/diy/eg_ecu/IMG_4397.jpg) pic.