How hard is it to fix a speedo?

Zip · 8 May 2006 at 14:32

Ive found a car thats not to expensive but the problem with it is the speedo doesnt work.
How hard would it be to fix or how much should it cost to be fixed?

The car is a 1987 Toyota MR2

Zip · 8 May 2006 at 14:46

AcidHell2 said:
not difficult but very time consuming. You have to attach the cable to the engine, sometime harder than you imagine. You have to run it though the bulk head, also have to take the dash appart to get to the back of the spedo. Thats if its cable.

Im no mechanic and that sounds complicated so how much should i expect to pay for that to be done?

Zip · 8 May 2006 at 14:56

merlin said:
Bear in mind no worky speedo may well mean odo has frozen.

Ask how long the speedo has been out of action.

If thats frozen is that worse then just the cable? :confused:

Zip · 8 May 2006 at 14:57

JRS said:
Look at his location mate - prices in AUS$ would probably be closer to the mark

Changing speedo cables isn't all that difficult, but it can be very time consuming on some cars.

UK prices are fine, the shouldnt be extreemly different. I just dont want to buy a car and spend a lot more money on it to fix the fault

Zip · 8 May 2006 at 15:00

Ukadder said:
Well it means that the car could have done X,000+ miles more than the odo is displaying, which could be bad if the car is advertised with lowish miles and it's infact done a lot more.

The speedo says 130,000kms (80,000miles)
Ill go get the advertisement and show you lot and you can tell me what you think.

Edit: Ok i find the ad.
http://carpoint.com.au/used-car/TOYOTA/MR2/New%20South%20Wales/1595130.aspx

Zip · 8 May 2006 at 16:05

Thanks for your replys so far.

It might be 2500 pounds but for some reason cars over here arnt cheap.
I blame the sea and the government :mad:

I am prepared to do some things to it my self. I just dont like the whole idea of pulling a dash apart and conecting a cable. It sounds too fidley for my liking.
Petrol is also cheaper down here then the uk, Its $1.40-50 for optimax i think atm.
And insurance is cheaper down here.

Can someone please help me write out what i need to know and what questions i need answerd that i can send to the owner of the car.

Thanks in advance

If i do end up getting it, the steering wheel is the first thing to go

Zip · 8 May 2006 at 16:18

merlin said:
Toyota did not SC that car.

A quick google of the engine brought up this.

The 4A-GZE is a supercharged version of the 4A-GE engine initially developed to provide added punch to the MR2 AW11 models. It was produced to the request of many critics sighting the MR2 to be underpowered at the time of mid-80’s power wars of the 1600cc class production engines. One year after the MR2 Supercharged introduction, the engine was used also in the AE92 Levin/Trueno siblings as a front drive power plant. Both of these first edition 4A-GZE produced 145ps JIS at torque curve of 21kg/cm, running at 8.0:1 compression rate. Indeed, it was the most powerful engine in the Japanese 1600 class.

It looks like they did super charge it after all.
The car is an import btw

Zip · 9 May 2006 at 06:06

mauron said:
Hey zip mate, where abouts in Oz are you? Great headline in the Times last week about you PM called him the "educated ocker" Is he?

Im in South Australia.
I must have missed that headline. He doesnt seem to be a bad Prime Minister and he cant be too bad because hes in hios 3rd or 4th term

Since im in South Australia and the car is in Sydney i will have to ask a lot of questions to the car owner over email. And i will only go over there once im satisfied with my answers ive been getting.
Now all i need to know is what to send him first. Can someone please write out something i should send him and post it on here so i can send it to him.
Thanks

And thanks Kaiowas for telling me what to look for if i go see it