FD Odometer Failure
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FD Odometer Failure
Just wondering if anyone else has any experience with fixing the FD's digital odometer. The whole display went blank one day. Speedo and all other instruments work fine. I had about 68K on the meter before it went out.
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It may just be the lighting or a bad connection, I would take the guages out and check for corrosion on the circuits.
If you take it to a Mazda dealer they can extract your milage from the ECU as it is also stored in there -- if you need a new cluster maybe buy one with a good ODO and Speedo but all the others are trashed just to save money, swap the odo/speedo in with your current good gauges and have the dealer correct the milage.
~Kris
If you take it to a Mazda dealer they can extract your milage from the ECU as it is also stored in there -- if you need a new cluster maybe buy one with a good ODO and Speedo but all the others are trashed just to save money, swap the odo/speedo in with your current good gauges and have the dealer correct the milage.
~Kris
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Most of the time the odometer is fine, it's the backlighting that goes out and makes you think it's dead. Take a flashlight and shine it on the odometer while the key is on. If you can make out a very faint ghost of the readings the odometer is in fact fine and you just need to replace the bulb.
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Originally Posted by nguybao
Thanks guys. I talked to the dealer today and he told me most likely I will need to replace the whole cluster ($400+labor). I'll do some troubleshooting first.
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Originally Posted by JaNusSolSumnus
It may just be the lighting or a bad connection, I would take the guages out and check for corrosion on the circuits.
If you take it to a Mazda dealer they can extract your milage from the ECU as it is also stored in there -- if you need a new cluster maybe buy one with a good ODO and Speedo but all the others are trashed just to save money, swap the odo/speedo in with your current good gauges and have the dealer correct the milage.
~Kris
If you take it to a Mazda dealer they can extract your milage from the ECU as it is also stored in there -- if you need a new cluster maybe buy one with a good ODO and Speedo but all the others are trashed just to save money, swap the odo/speedo in with your current good gauges and have the dealer correct the milage.
~Kris
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