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Title: Any ideas ?
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 22 May 2017, 13:47:01
Got in from work yesterday had a quick bite to eat & then usual walk with the dog, loaded him in the Hyundai & once mobile noticed the rev counter was not moving off zero,  two weeks off from today so set off with the dog today & all working again !  Any thoughts as to why never had this on any vehicle before.
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: TheBoy on 22 May 2017, 14:01:50
Likely to be at the instrumentation end, rather than ECU/sensor end.
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: Viral_Jim on 22 May 2017, 14:05:35
If I had to bet, I'd say either a bad connection or the rev counter on its way out. I doubt it could be anything at the "sender" end or the car wouldn't start or would light up like a Christmas tree.
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 23 May 2017, 07:48:31
As long as everything else carries on working I will leave it alone, rev counter not really that important on the old workhorse, sounds like a fix could be expensive, still working ok this morning.
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 23 May 2017, 08:20:10
What year and engine is it?
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: henryd on 23 May 2017, 10:16:03
Some diesel rev counters are alternator fed,don't know if yours is one of them ???
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 23 May 2017, 12:16:07
What year and engine is it?
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It's a 2005 2.9 Diesel.
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 23 May 2017, 12:17:52
Some diesel rev counters are alternator fed,don't know if yours is one of them ???
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New alternator fitted earlier this year..
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 23 May 2017, 12:33:19
Are they not J-series CRDi? (so common rail)
Title: Re: Any ideas ?
Post by: 2boxerdogs on 23 May 2017, 13:10:11
Are they not J-series CRDi? (so common rail)
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