Odomoter went out
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Odomoter went out
A couple months ago my odometer went out. The back light still lights up, but the miles aren't being displayed. I took it to my local dealer, but they said the only thing they would be able to do is fix it, which would reset the miles to 0. Can the odometer be fixed and the original miles show up? Or would I have to source another cluster from another car that has around the same mileage?
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I took mine to an instrument cluster specialist local to me. They specialize in FD clusters as well, when I was there they had 4 that FD owners were waiting to get fixed. Cost me about $160, but still works 2 years later with the correct mileage. PM me if you want their website so the forum ****'s dont delete my post.
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If you feel comfortable taking apart your cluster (it's really not that hard) you can fix it for for a few bucks if you know how to solder. You will have to take the entire cluster apart and get to the odometer board, after that you need to look for all the bad capacitors on the board (they will be leaking and or have black or brown gunk around them; or will be corroded) and unsolder them (mark EVERYTHING so you know where to put the new capacitors back) and take the old ones to an electronics parts store, i.e. Radioshack, and ask them to find you replacements. Re-install them and it should work then on.
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