Speedo not working

[iwannafto]

I have been having some problems lately with the speedo intermittently working and then stopping....seems to have stopped working completely now as well as the odo. Could this be a loose connection or something more serious? Any feedback would be appreciated.

[Myfeckin FTO]

Because its been working intermittently and stopping and now has stopped completely I would say you had a wire that has been rubbing on some bodywork or trim and has become frayed (speedo sensor perhaps??).

There was a recall for FTO's manu from Oct 1994 to 1995 for this very reason -

Taken from UK forum - " From what I can gather by passing the page through a translator, it appears to be a recall notice from 18th June 2004 and relates to a total of 13,680 FTO’s manufactured between 3rd October 1994 and 31st October 1995 both DE2A and DE3A engine variants. ie
DE2A-0000008 to DE2A-0001566
DE3A-0000025 to DE3A-0013017

The recall itself appear to relate to electric wiring around the engine compartment of FTO, and around the glove compartment.

The issues are list as,
(1) there are some whose fixed method of wiring for the speed sensor inside the engine compartment and wiring for the idle rpm control control equipment is inadequate, wiring is pulled by the behaviour of the engine which is in the midst of travelling. Because of that, when it is worst, wiring is disconnected, the speedometer indication defectiveness or is a possibility of becoming idling out of order.
(2) there are some where the opening of electric wiring and the glove compartment installation bracket of the car interior is narrow, wiring and the particular bracket terminal interfere with the vibration which is in the midst of travelling, there are times when coating of wiring is damaged. Because of that, when it is worst, wiring short-circuits, the fuse disengages, engine starting failure or is a possibility of becoming wiper operation defective.

The page link is -
http://u-cfc.mitsubishi-motors.co.jp/Re ... erno=11122 "

Otherwise it is possible that the earth wire that goes to the bulk head has become detached (due to corrosion) - see below in red for location (again thanks to UK forum).

[iwannafto]

Thanks Myfeckin FTO...perhaps u could point me in the right direction as to how to locate the speedo sensor and associated wiring.... I'm afraid I'm not mechnanically inclined at all so I wouldn't even know where to begin looking....

[Myfeckin FTO]

Thanks Myfeckin FTO...perhaps u could point me in the right direction as to how to locate the speedo sensor and associated wiring.... I'm afraid I'm not mechnanically inclined at all so I wouldn't even know where to begin looking....

If you click on the Japanese page link there is a couple of diagrams showing the relevant wiring.

First up though - you really should check the earth wire that should be attached to the bulkhead - this is a no brainer and will discount it as an issue if still in good condition (not corroded or full of muck) and attached.

[Muad_dib77]

Just one thing you can try before going hunting for wires..

Does it make any difference if you push in the speedo slightly while revving the engine?

After I fitted my dial rings for some reason the speed0 didn't seat 100% in the two sockets behind it...this did cause some intermiddent drop out..

All I did was clean the connectors carefully and make sure the screws holding the speedo-yoke in place were nice and tight...

takes 5 mins to check ...

[iwannafto]

Checked the earth connection at lunchtime and its fine. Does anyone know of a good auto electrician who's familiar with the FTO who could take a look for me?

[Myfeckin FTO]

Checked the earth connection at lunchtime and its fine. Does anyone know of a good auto electrician who's familiar with the FTO who could take a look for me?

Where are you based?

[iwannafto]

I live up in Wyckham Place, Dundrum...just moved in last weekend actually. The funny thing is when I started the car this morning the speedo started working as normal...then after about 2-3 minutes of driving just stopped?? I hadn't hit any potholes or major bumps or anything...all seems very strange...

[Myfeckin FTO]

I live up in Wyckham Place, Dundrum...just moved in last weekend actually. The funny thing is when I started the car this morning the speedo started working as normal...then after about 2-3 minutes of driving just stopped?? I hadn't hit any potholes or major bumps or anything...all seems very strange...

Don't know of any autoelectricians in Dublin - some of the guys on here have surely used a couple though.

Any other electrical problems apart from speedo?

[iwannafto]

No just the speedo and odometer...which gets me thinking that it may be a front or rear wheel speed sensor??

[kevinod]

The speed is taken off the gearbox AFAIK, not a wheel sensor. Grab the workshop manuals on the download page, it should have some info in there about it.

[iwannafto]

Yeah I had a look at the wiring manual yesterday...thing is you need a degree in electronic engineering to make any sense of it. The other thing I found was that a lot of the wiring was inaccessible which makes it difficult to check connections etc....which is why I'd prefer a professional to take a look..

[steelroe]

I had a similar problem with a guys car recently, except it was the rev counter.
The Speedo gets its signal off the sensor at the back of the gearbox. Your problem could be a number of things and I would check the wiring last of all.
1 Remove the speedo and re seat it back into the connector blocks.
2 Sensor may be faulty
3. Speedo/Rev meter may be faulty.
4. Wiring

[steelroe]

Forgot to say the speed sensors on the wheels are fot the TCL and ABS