All,

Got an odd one, my car is a time machine to the past! The clock keeps loosing time.
I reset it a few weeks ago, now it's 2 minutes down. It's been up to 7 minutes down. Everything works just fine except I'm living in the past, which of course I am in so many ways not just in the car LoL.
Anyway ANY ideas?

neilwill said:

Anyway ANY ideas?

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NOPE,
other than check battery voltage, or the wiring..,

not had this in 11 years of ownership..,
Charlie

neilwill said:

All,

Got an odd one, my car is a time machine to the past! The clock keeps loosing time.
I reset it a few weeks ago, now it's 2 minutes down. It's been up to 7 minutes down. Everything works just fine except I'm living in the past, which of course I am in so many ways not just in the car LoL.
Anyway ANY ideas?

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Mine does this too!!... I thought I was going mad and yes mine has an almost new and very powerful battery..

Mine loses about 2 minutes a month. Once a month I set it a minute or two fast.
It is a shame in this technological age, that we cannot make a car clock that keeps proper time.

The 'new' Fiesta loses about 3 minutes over 6 months. better, but still not good enough.

Vauxhall used to, probably still do, tie the clock to the radio RDS signal, so it is always correct, and resets itself for summer time. Makes you wonder why they don't all do that.

Mine does exactly the same. They must have used left overs from the 80s

not noticed it with our '04 active , over 22 BST changes

LoL it's not just me then!
Does anyone's clock keep time? Even my TF kept time, no it didn't have a clock I think, but the Metro did!
Wow we all suffer in silence, and the current Panda time time sponsored by Mystic Meg is...... Your late, must drive faster.....
I love it.

Even my 1989 205 GTi had a more precise clock!

My 100HP clock is fairly consistent, about 1min slow.
My partners old 59 plate 500 1.2 Lounge clock was terrible at losing time and would be over an hour out after a couple of months.
We haven't had her 12 plate 500 TA long enough to notice any issues yet.

Yep mine does the same! I know of a couple of friends who have the same problem.


However my other Panda clock keeps the time perfectly





Wrightyy

I look at it as something else that makes the car so loveable..

My Bravo used to be the same

Mine loses time, I thought I was losing my mind when I first got the car. I've got used to it now though, it's only ever right when the clocks change .

I had a theory but just proved myself wrong.

my theory was that because the clock has been moving there might have been a time dilation issue.

t = t0/(1-v2/c2)1/2

Haha, love that!


Can't say I understand it but...I see what you meant


I don't think I've noticed mine change actually....Although I did correct the clock once...so perhaps it had already gone back a bit. I've only had it 4 months, though.

brilliant theory, did you add the vacuum into the car, and how full was the bag


So from my observations it doesn't loose time while driving, but while switched off! It must be something to do with a minute dip in current over what it should be being drawn from the battery.

My theory is that it looses a few seconds every time the engine gets started.
My Stilo did exactly the same. Even after I got it a new (higher capacity) battery.

gr J

I would say yes, but know it losses a chunk the minuet or two all at once.
Remember it's not gone wrong, it's just worked in a different way to the the way they meant to wire it.

A3jeroen said:

My theory is that it looses a few seconds every time the engine gets started.
My Stilo did exactly the same. Even after I got it a new (higher capacity) battery.

gr J

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That's a great theory. Mine has been used less often recently, but on longer journeys, so fewer starts and the clock has taken a lot longer to need resetting.

So if we leave it running 24/7, the clock should be fine. There's a plan.

And it's great for global warming. I hate the cold