Nissan Silvia Q: S13: CA-18 Engine: 1990: Speedometer not operational

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djtep - 02 Aug 2005 13:34 GMT

Hi.

My friend's Silvia's speedometer is not operational. All other in-car
instrumentation, such as temperature gauge, fuel gauge, and tachometer, are
operational.

The speedometer sometimes, either:

- wakes up and appears to operate as it should

- winds itself past 180 kmh

Has anyone experienced these symptoms?

Kind Regards,

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Jason
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pmp - 02 Aug 2005 21:40 GMT

> Hi.
>
> My friend's Silvia's speedometer is not operational. All other in-car
> instrumentation, such as temperature gauge, fuel gauge, and tachometer, are
> operational.

Has your friend tried pulling the entire cluster out, and reinserting
it? I know that in the SR20 and KA24 engine models, the plug that
connectgs to the cluster sometimes becomes loose; CA18 uses a different
cluster, so this may or may not be an issue.

> The speedometer sometimes, either:
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djtep - 02 Aug 2005 22:48 GMT

I'll run your advice on pulling the entire cluster out and reinserting it.
Have you done this yourself? I am interested in the procedure of pulling
out a cluster.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

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Jason
@HOME
8MP
Australia

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pmp - 03 Aug 2005 03:58 GMT

> I'll run your advice on pulling the entire cluster out and reinserting it.
> Have you done this yourself? I am interested in the procedure of pulling
> out a cluster.

I haven't done it myself; I got halfway and gave up b/c of bad weather
(doing this in my driveway + rain = bad combination). It isn't that
hard; but if you do it without taking out the entire dash, you have to
"drop" the steering column. From what I remember, I took out the
underside panels (under the steering column/cluster), and loosened the
bolts holding the column up. This allowed it to drop a little, and I
was able to pull out the bezel around the cluster; but that's as far as
I got.

There should be an online copy of the CA18DET (1989-1990?) Silvia
factory service manual (FSM) which has instructions on how to pull it.

> Thanks for your help.
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djtep - 03 Aug 2005 12:22 GMT

I agree - lots of room and good weather is highly desirable when working on
your own car. My friend knows lots of people who are D-I-Y (Do-It-Yourself)
type of people with their cars.

I would like to know how to get a copy of the online service manual. My
friend would find it very useful. He's a very enthusiastic Silvia owner.

Thanks very much for your advice. My friend is very keen to have a
speedomoter ;-)

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