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hey guys,

Well the other day i filled up at a shell - was driving down the road and thought i'd check how many k's i can get outta a tank - so i hit the trip metre reset.....as soon as i did the trip metre stoped working (still sitting @ 0000000) and my main KM's odometre is 'stuck' just as it's changing to 64200 km's

i could be happy about this - keeping the k's low etc, but iw ant to service reguarly and keep the car totally legit! I am thinking perhaps a spring has come loose or something?

I know nothing about how they work etc - so i have no fuc|;)

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Same happened to me. You are looking at 90 dollars to fix it which involves taking it out and finding a place near to you or about $100 - $150 on buying a replacement odometer.

Its only worth fixing if you can spare the time. I think it's much better idea to replace it if you can find one with similar K's on it.

Oh and they break because they've been wound back... which you knew since you have a 93 R33 with HAHAH 64200kms on it ;)

well i fixed it

the problem wasn't pushing it in - when i pushed it in, it got stuck in - so i pulled it and it clicked then it's working again now..

you guys think my odometre has been wound back? i guy i know looked at the seal around the box and it seemed to have not been tampered with - the car was brought over here decmeber last year and had 4 k's on it after comliance - japan is a small place :)

you guys think my odometre has been wound back? i guy i know looked at the seal around the box and it seemed to have not been tampered with - the car was brought over here decmeber last year and had 4 k's on it after comliance - japan is a small place :)
My '98 had 66,000km on it when I picked it up.... so it can't be that small.

How worn is your interior? have to be pretty schmick of the k's are genuine.

Another way to help tell if the car has had k's wound back is to check if the factory bushes are still in place in the suspension. These won't last 100,000km so if they are still there and not aftermarket items there is a good chance that the kms are genuine. However they could have been replaced with factory items, but why would you if you can get better aftermarket ones for about the same price.

My 1988 VR4 had 58,000 on the clock and they are original km's as the car is immaculant inside and only dirty under the bonnet. I used this Simple Green stuff and now it looks brand new. The body looks like it lived its whole 16 years outside and been washed in a auto car wash 1 million times, but you can tell if the odo has been fiddled with, you cannot hide wear and tear.

It has always worried me about imports and odo fiddling, it looks like it does happen often from some of the posts on this thread.

Mal

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