Technical Need urgent help with speedo please

[Matt4347]

Need urgent help with speedo please.
Hello,

Im hoping someone out there might be able to help with this.

I was driving back home today, quite happily crusing along the motorway, but then the next thing i know my speedo suddenly drops right down to zero and dies! I pulled in at the next service station to see if turning the engine off and starting again would bring it back to life but that didn't work. I had about another 1+1/2 hours drive after that to and it remained dead for the duration.

When i turn the key the speedo does move up about a milimeter but just won't seem to work at all. The rest of the dash pannel seems fine, no warning lights, rev counter is fine, backlights, odometer etc. I really need to fix this asap as i can't really use the car with a dead speedo lol.

If it helps its a 1999 1.2.

If anyone has any ideas i'd be very greatful.

Thanks
Matt

 

[jug]

replace the speedo sender unit on the gearbox

 

[Matt4347]

Thanks, is that easy to get to and replace? or does it involve taking other bits out to get to it?

Thanks again
Matt

 

[jug]

it is on the gearbox, you can most easily access it from above and on the 1.2 i dont think you need to reomve anything other than the air intake. it simply screws out of the gearbox after you disconnecting its wiring connector.

 

[Matt4347]

Thanks for that, i've found it now. I've pulled out what i can, which is a plastic L shaped connector bit that the lead was plugged into, and some metal rod thing about an inch long. Are these the bits that i should be replacing or is there more hidden away inside to remove?

Thanks again,
Matt

 

[jug]

that is all you need to replace.

 

[Matt4347]

Great, thanks for all your help.