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Scotty Kilmer hey Scotty I ordered a vss and it wasn't quite the same but I was able to install it now something is causing my battery light to come on even with new alternator. Could it be the VSS?
Does a automatic transmission shift normally if the speed sensor cable is broken? My cars transmission won't shift anymore and the speed indicator is on 0 when I'm driving.
Scotty Kilmer , hey Scott can you please make a video on how to add top speed on to a speedometer , cause my c1500 cluster has a top speed of 80 but I want to add 30 more so it can have a top speed of 110 like the 1990-1992 454ss .
..my speedometer stopped working in 08 suzuki sx4. Looked up part you suggest but abs speed sensor keeps coming up..is that the same thing? When i read on it mentions driver side rear side. I had seen part on autozone that looks like part you show yet costs up to $100, is that correct for the right part?
the tach itself generally breaks in the dash unit, they cost a ton, leave it. But the speedo works off a cable on most 93s, so check the speedo cable, it's probably broken.
far as I'm concerned, all saabs belong in a junkyard, the company recently went bankrupt and no one wants to buy them. Ignition takes place with individual ignition coils placed on the spark plug concerned. The plug together with the ignition coil and CDM are used to detect combustion and any knocking. This means that neither a camshaft sensor nor a separate knock sensor are required. Over engineering to the max.
I was going to ask also if both the odometer and the speedometer is not working is this due to the speed sensor also ? 1 more question also if you can reply. My radiator fan turns on automatically when i start my car. Doesn't turn off at all... cars computer seems to be fine everything works. Would it be bad wiring or would it be another sensor problem?
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My speedometer went out in my 96 Ford ranger and I've been dreading doing anything about it so I've just been using a speedometer app but now I know it's not going to be as much of a pain in the butt as I thought it was going to be so thank you for showing just how easy it actually is
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Scotty Kilmer I seen a few of them, And it is awesome that you help people out, I been watching your videos for like a year now. And they are interesting. But i also have something to ask, I own a 1993 honda accord. And the car has been sputtering, Like when i get up to speed, And stay at 1 speed, Like 55 MPH. The car starts sputtering, It started doing this last saturday, Not sure if you would know what is making it do that. But any help would be appreciated, Thanks
AP15sub4sub number one problem on that model is a wearing out distributor causing hesitation and eventual non starting. Number two is a carboned up engine, try my video "how to clean fuel injectors on your car"
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Hey Scottie, love your channel! I have a 2002 coachman Miranda that the speedometer moves but goes and stays between 80_90. I had my sister follow me and I was going 45. Would this same fix apply? It's hard to find anything on motorhome repair. I wish you lived closer! Hard to find a good repair shop. Thank you and never stop your videos. You have helped a lot of women know what is going on with their car so they don't get ripped off .
What a great wealth of information and knowledge. The tips, tricks and use of modern additives to recondition seals and gaskets save so much money and time. Regards from Oz.
check the dash fuse, if not that, remove the dash, check the wiring connectors for shorts, pray the dash circuitry hasn't melted down as it often does on chrysler products.
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it may or may not work with the computer software. But I've seen it work, give it a try, it can't hurt anything. if it doesn't work, send it back to where you bought it.
yes, it can mess with transmission shifting. If you like my car help, be sure to watch my live car talk show every saturday morning at 10 AM CST on google events. I answer your car questions LIVE there. Just go to my scotty kilmer channel on youtube saturday morning at 10, and click on the google plus icon on the top right corner. That takes you to the event. You do have to be a member of google plus to ask questions, so join up, it’s all Free.
I have changed the censor and it is still the same, the mechanic said that the connector inside the gear for the censor is what is bad. Is that possible?
since the code reader shows the mileage, either wiring going to the dash or the dash unit is bad. Most guys try a used dash from a junk yard first, last one I did fixed that same problem for 75 bucks when I bartered.
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Hey Scotty I have a 2005 Chevy Malibu and my speedometer stayed at zero so I replaced the speed sensor and it still stuck at zero. Wat could it be then please help?
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you can try cleaning the valve, but they do go bad electronically at times. If you like my car help, be sure to watch my live car talk show every saturday morning at 10 AM CST on google events. I answer your car questions LIVE there. Just go to my scotty kilmer channel on youtube saturday morning at 10, and click on the google plus icon on the top right corner. That takes you to the event. You do have to be a member of google plus to ask questions, so join up, it’s all Free.
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replace the sending unit as in this video, hondas break like that all the time.If you like my car help, be sure to watch my live car talk show every saturday morning at 10 AM CST on google events. Just go to my scotty kilmer channel on youtube saturday morning at 10, and click on the google plus icon on the top right corner. That takes you to the event where you can ask me questions Live. You do have to be a member of google plus, but that's free and you can just google "join google plus"
try this fix, pray it works, cause if not, electronic faults in the rest of the system are hell to diagnose. Though many guys will just gamble with a used junk yard dash unit if sending unit doesn't fix it
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normally just a broken speedo cable on that old thing. Take the dash out, remove the cable from the speedometer head in the dash, and take it for a ride. If the cable doesn't spin when moving, it's broken
Thanks for the reply! Everything else works on the dash (gas & the hot/cold). I was just driving earlier today and it was working fine. I just don't like driving when its not working.
Hello Scotty, I have a quick question if you don't mind. My car is a 2000 Montero Sport 3.0 and I have this weird issue related to ECU's speed and rpm readings. The car idles a bit rough and has loss of power...After reading the live data from ECU(idle) it was showing crazy fluctuations in RPMs and that the car was moving at random speeds (Speedometer looks normal). Disconnecting the VSS the ECU reading went back to normal. Replaced the VSS and the issue is back. Besides replacing VSS, I have replaced crank position sensor and cam position sensor. Any thoughts on this?
realize if you bought a good oem factory sensor and not a cheap chinese copy, that it's normally a bad cluster. BUT, the clusters break all the time, so a junk yard used one may very well be broken too. that's even happenned to me when fixing one. I ended up at a speedo repair shop who repaired the speedo in the cluster
every one I've ever done had a small bolt holding it on, then you wiggle em like mad to break the seal loose on the gasket. Get a big flashlight and look closely
first, get it scanned, flashing D4 means a transmission trouble code has set. Then pray it's just a bad speed sensor on the transmission, as they are known to do just that.
Scotty, last year my '94 Camry with 60,000 original miles got a check engine light, it threw a Vehicle Speed Sensor code, and my overdrive went out. A transmission specialist replaced the VSS, which didn't solve the problem, then took my dash out to some dash rebuilding co. and they "replaced a few bad transistors and cleaned up the board" and that didn't fix the problem. Then they dropped the pan, inspected the transmission and changed the fluid and that didn't solve the problem. Then after a bunch of electrical tests on solenoids etc. they installed a new ECU from a Lexus ES300 which eventually made my car not start out in 1st gear anymore (shift solenoid A was just one difference between the computers). And finally they replaced my ECU with an exact matching computer and the problem went away. Until something got squirrelly a few months ago and I got a check engine light again. The car's run fine since then, it passed emissions last month with flying colors, but now I notice that sometimes I get in my car and turn the key and the speedometer says 10 or 15mph and I'm just sitting in the car parked in the driveway! Yesterday I must have only been driving 35 mph and my speedometer was floating all the way up to 60mph. So I think it's progressively getting worse. Any ideas?
generally that's a bad speed sensor, perhaps he didn't use a toyota oem factory sensor. Or, a bad dash unit also does that, that guy saying he "rebuilt" the dash sounds like crap to me, transistors really don't go bad on toyotas, sounds like he was B.S.ing you. I'd go somewhere else this time if I were you
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heymisterderp Sure enough, the problem returned again! I accidentally erased the CEL code by disconnecting the battery, but that was the night before I realized this car is OBD2! ('94 Camry 1MZ V6, hiding behind the ashtray). And since then, it hasn't blown another code yet, but to run a quick test, I disconnected the Vehicle Speed Sensor and then turned the ignition to On, and the speedometer rose to 30mph just sitting in the driveway with a cold motor and the VSS unplugged. So I know the problem isn't the sensor (I'm now the proud owner of TWO good Toyota speed sensors and TWO good Toyota computers! Arggh!). Weird thing too, the speedometer seems to act better when the car is warmed up. The speedometer has stayed on the zero with the ignition On before starting the motor - after it's hot. Maybe that's just coincidence but I've noticed it like that for the past three days straight. I would love to trace the pins of the three wires coming out of the Vehicle Speed Sensor but all three disappears into the wiring harness. I presume one wire is power from a fuse somewhere, one communicates with the speedometer and the third one goes (grounds maybe?) to the ECU. Since the problem is intermittent and the results are so elusive/variable, does this indicate it's likely a conduction/wiring problem somewhere in the wire jungle? Or what else might be a likely culprit? I sure wish this is my 1976 Datsun, I can read the schematic for that. :)
Hi Scotty,Is there another way to check the speed sensor and dash before replace? My honda accord 91 does not work speedometer. where I should to begin, thanks
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Scotty Kilmer hey Scotty I ordered a vss and it wasn't quite the same but I was able to install it now something is causing my battery light to come on even with new alternator. Could it be the VSS?
Does a automatic transmission shift normally if the speed sensor cable is broken? My cars transmission won't shift anymore and the speed indicator is on 0 when I'm driving.
Scotty Kilmer i have a question....if that sensor doesn't work it will pop up the check engine light????
Scotty Kilmer , hey Scott can you please make a video on how to add top speed on to a speedometer , cause my c1500 cluster has a top speed of 80 but I want to add 30 more so it can have a top speed of 110 like the 1990-1992 454ss .
..my speedometer stopped working in 08 suzuki sx4. Looked up part you suggest but abs speed sensor keeps coming up..is that the same thing? When i read on it mentions driver side rear side. I had seen part on autozone that looks like part you show yet costs up to $100, is that correct for the right part?
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the tach itself generally breaks in the dash unit, they cost a ton, leave it. But the speedo works off a cable on most 93s, so check the speedo cable, it's probably broken.
far as I'm concerned, all saabs belong in a junkyard, the company recently went bankrupt and no one wants to buy them. Ignition takes place with individual ignition coils placed on the spark plug concerned. The plug together with the ignition coil and CDM are used to detect combustion and any knocking.
This means that neither a camshaft sensor nor a separate knock sensor are required. Over engineering to the max.
Saab 900 was a beast Scotty ! Atleast the engine was bulletproof anyways...
I was going to ask also if both the odometer and the speedometer is not working is this due to the speed sensor also ?
1 more question also if you can reply. My radiator fan turns on automatically when i start my car. Doesn't turn off at all... cars computer seems to be fine everything works. Would it be bad wiring or would it be another sensor problem?
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check the connector inside the dash unit, they can get loose and do that, and so can a circuit board on the dash that's burning out.
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My speedometer went out in my 96 Ford ranger and I've been dreading doing anything about it so I've just been using a speedometer app but now I know it's not going to be as much of a pain in the butt as I thought it was going to be so thank you for showing just how easy it actually is
Scotty Kilmer, you are the best! I bet you are every grimy car dealer or mechanic's worst nightmare. Thanks for sharing all your knowledgable information about cars with us for free.
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Scotty Kilmer I seen a few of them, And it is awesome that you help people out, I been watching your videos for like a year now. And they are interesting.
But i also have something to ask,
I own a 1993 honda accord. And the car has been sputtering, Like when i get up to speed, And stay at 1 speed, Like 55 MPH. The car starts sputtering, It started doing this last saturday, Not sure if you would know what is making it do that. But any help would be appreciated, Thanks
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number one problem on that model is a wearing out distributor causing hesitation and eventual non starting. Number two is a carboned up engine, try my video "how to clean fuel injectors on your car"
Scotty Kilmer Thanks, This will help alot, I will take a look at it and see if that is the problem. Thanks scotty
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Glad to hear it, thanks!
bad wiring going from the sensor to the dash, or more often a bad dash receiving unit on the speed head.
My speedometer goes up to 60 then bounces. How do I fix that
CuttingEdgeExperiments I've got a friend with the same problem. Learning how to fix hers. If I figure it out I'll tell ya!
CuttingEdgeExperiments I have a similar issue with mine. But instead of a computer it happens to have a cable so I guess I can just lube it
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Scotty Kilmer hi Scotty I've changed vehicle speed sensor but still same mater
check the wiring for shorts, if not that, generally a bad dash speedo head
Hey Scottie, love your channel! I have a 2002 coachman Miranda that the speedometer moves but goes and stays between 80_90. I had my sister follow me and I was going 45. Would this same fix apply? It's hard to find anything on motorhome repair. I wish you lived closer! Hard to find a good repair shop. Thank you and never stop your videos. You have helped a lot of women know what is going on with their car so they don't get ripped off .
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check the fuses and the wiring connector that goes to the dash, it often gets corroded and loses power.
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What a great wealth of information and knowledge. The tips, tricks and use of modern additives to recondition seals and gaskets save so much money and time. Regards from Oz.
check the dash fuse, if not that, remove the dash, check the wiring connectors for shorts, pray the dash circuitry hasn't melted down as it often does on chrysler products.
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it may or may not work with the computer software. But I've seen it work, give it a try, it can't hurt anything. if it doesn't work, send it back to where you bought it.
IF you have the correct size tiers on it, replace the speed sensor, realize wrong size tires will do that too
Thank you very much Mr. Kilmer I fixed my 1994 honda accord lx just by watching this video and doing everything you told me to do.
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I have changed the censor and it is still the same, the mechanic said that the connector inside the gear for the censor is what is bad. Is that possible?
then wiring or dash unit is bad. Most guys try a used junk yard dash, that often fixes it, cause new ones cost a ton
since the code reader shows the mileage, either wiring going to the dash or the dash unit is bad. Most guys try a used dash from a junk yard first, last one I did fixed that same problem for 75 bucks when I bartered.
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Hey Scotty I have a 2005 Chevy Malibu and my speedometer stayed at zero so I replaced the speed sensor and it still stuck at zero. Wat could it be then please help?
yea, it was cold at the time, and it sat for 16 years unused and this was the first time it ran in all that time. It eventually stopped
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replace the speed sensor as in this video, pray it's not a problem in the dash
scotty number one, thank you man
generally a bad dash unit then, they cost a ton, get a used dash from a junkyard. If you like my car help, be sure to watch my live car talk show every saturday morning at 10 AM CST on google events. I answer your car questions LIVE there. Just go to my scotty kilmer channel on youtube saturday morning at 10, and click on the google plus icon on the top right corner. That takes you to the event. You do have to be a member of google plus to ask questions, so join up, it’s all Free.
Thanks, Scotty looks like I will be changing out the VSS this weekend.
Never mind I got it figured out thanks for all your help Scotty
check the wiring, if it's good, the bcm is probably bad. those modules are insanely complex on gms.
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d 4 flashing is a transmission problem code. have it scanned to see what code it is, pray it's a bad speed sensor code.
some can be reprogrammed using a special computer. Contact your manufacturer to see if it can be done on yours.
Like the video was perfect I have no experience with cars but fixed the speedo my self thank you and very entertaining :)
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try this fix, pray it works, cause if not, electronic faults in the rest of the system are hell to diagnose. Though many guys will just gamble with a used junk yard dash unit if sending unit doesn't fix it
Another great post Scotty; thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Scott,
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rarely a fuse, but wiring or speedo head itself are the common problems plus the sensor itself
do the test in this video, see if a scan tool read speed. if it does, the dash unit speedo head is bad.
Thanks Scotty keep up the good work.
normally just a broken speedo cable on that old thing. Take the dash out, remove the cable from the speedometer head in the dash, and take it for a ride. If the cable doesn't spin when moving, it's broken
no, remove the end on the transmission and get spray lube to spray up into the cable assembly
normally a bad gas gauge sending unit in the tank does that, but bad wiring can also do that
Thanks for the reply! Everything else works on the dash (gas & the hot/cold). I was just driving earlier today and it was working fine. I just don't like driving when its not working.
thank you scotty youre the best god bless
I really enjoy watching your videos !
you have electrical shorts in the wiring system there between the brake light switch and the dash. good luck finding that one
good recommendation and explanation
often that's a bad speedometer head in the dash. Cables will either work or not work
This old man is awsome
Hello Scotty, I have a quick question if you don't mind. My car is a 2000 Montero Sport 3.0 and I have this weird issue related to ECU's speed and rpm readings. The car idles a bit rough and has loss of power...After reading the live data from ECU(idle) it was showing crazy fluctuations in RPMs and that the car was moving at random speeds (Speedometer looks normal). Disconnecting the VSS the ECU reading went back to normal.
Replaced the VSS and the issue is back.
Besides replacing VSS, I have replaced crank position sensor and cam position sensor. Any thoughts on this?
realize if you bought a good oem factory sensor and not a cheap chinese copy, that it's normally a bad cluster. BUT, the clusters break all the time, so a junk yard used one may very well be broken too. that's even happenned to me when fixing one. I ended up at a speedo repair shop who repaired the speedo in the cluster
My speedometer in my 1997 Mitsubishi mirage is no longer working I’m going to get my uncle to try this method ... thank you 🙏🏽
What if my speedometer works but the scan tool reads 0 while driving at th ecu. Have code p0501
thank you Scotty, really helped me out when buying a car with this type of problem
yes
different, normally a bad tach in the dash, and they cost a ton. Most guys put an aftermarket one on the dash instead
Scotty I love your videos. They always make me smile. Really fun to watch
generally dash problems on sunfires. Most guys live with it on those things, or try a used junk yard dash.
What car did you do that on?
Honda
on the transmission you have to jack it up and get it from the bottom
I've known a few myself personally. but perhaps they have more sense than to get involved in the often insane world of fixing modern cars.
good ones come with directions on the box, that's how I install em, shows what wires to connect where. e mail your company if it didn't have that
You're the man Scotty! Many thanks buddy..
every one I've ever done had a small bolt holding it on, then you wiggle em like mad to break the seal loose on the gasket. Get a big flashlight and look closely
Thanks Scotty.. you the best. Right to the point. Keep showing us your wonderful mind over matter.
thanks your a wonderful mechanic teacher...
get a used dash from a junk yard and try that, last one i did cost me 60 bucks and it worked
on toyotas, almost always bad dash units that cost a ton. Most guys leave em alone or wire a 39 dollar aftermarket tach unit and put it on the dash
first, get it scanned, flashing D4 means a transmission trouble code has set. Then pray it's just a bad speed sensor on the transmission, as they are known to do just that.
no, more often it's a breaking down speedometer head in the dash, or a wearing out speedo cable, that car uses a cable
Scotty, last year my '94 Camry with 60,000 original miles got a check engine light, it threw a Vehicle Speed Sensor code, and my overdrive went out. A transmission specialist replaced the VSS, which didn't solve the problem, then took my dash out to some dash rebuilding co. and they "replaced a few bad transistors and cleaned up the board" and that didn't fix the problem. Then they dropped the pan, inspected the transmission and changed the fluid and that didn't solve the problem. Then after a bunch of electrical tests on solenoids etc. they installed a new ECU from a Lexus ES300 which eventually made my car not start out in 1st gear anymore (shift solenoid A was just one difference between the computers). And finally they replaced my ECU with an exact matching computer and the problem went away.
Until something got squirrelly a few months ago and I got a check engine light again. The car's run fine since then, it passed emissions last month with flying colors, but now I notice that sometimes I get in my car and turn the key and the speedometer says 10 or 15mph and I'm just sitting in the car parked in the driveway! Yesterday I must have only been driving 35 mph and my speedometer was floating all the way up to 60mph. So I think it's progressively getting worse. Any ideas?
generally that's a bad speed sensor, perhaps he didn't use a toyota oem factory sensor. Or, a bad dash unit also does that, that guy saying he "rebuilt" the dash sounds like crap to me, transistors really don't go bad on toyotas, sounds like he was B.S.ing you. I'd go somewhere else this time if I were you
Thank you Scotty, I will do that. I really enjoy the channel and the live show. You deserve all the success in the world for providing people this service.
PS I'm going to have to buy that Go-2 socket. That's a lot of added self confidence in my toolbox for only $15!
PSS Both my parents got a kick out of the Mercedes video and I think mom's going to stick with her Toyota now so you've saved her some money there.
heymisterderp Sure enough, the problem returned again! I accidentally erased the CEL code by disconnecting the battery, but that was the night before I realized this car is OBD2! ('94 Camry 1MZ V6, hiding behind the ashtray). And since then, it hasn't blown another code yet, but to run a quick test, I disconnected the Vehicle Speed Sensor and then turned the ignition to On, and the speedometer rose to 30mph just sitting in the driveway with a cold motor and the VSS unplugged. So I know the problem isn't the sensor (I'm now the proud owner of TWO good Toyota speed sensors and TWO good Toyota computers! Arggh!).
Weird thing too, the speedometer seems to act better when the car is warmed up. The speedometer has stayed on the zero with the ignition On before starting the motor - after it's hot. Maybe that's just coincidence but I've noticed it like that for the past three days straight.
I would love to trace the pins of the three wires coming out of the Vehicle Speed Sensor but all three disappears into the wiring harness. I presume one wire is power from a fuse somewhere, one communicates with the speedometer and the third one goes (grounds maybe?) to the ECU.
Since the problem is intermittent and the results are so elusive/variable, does this indicate it's likely a conduction/wiring problem somewhere in the wire jungle? Or what else might be a likely culprit? I sure wish this is my 1976 Datsun, I can read the schematic for that. :)
Hi Scotty,Is there another way to check the speed sensor and dash before replace? My honda accord 91 does not work speedometer. where I should to begin, thanks