Jumping M35 Dash

[V1P3R69]

hi guys.

on the way home today i notice my dash cluster was acting odd. the tempture gauge and tacho where jumping around and the speedo was "stepping" and not smooth (probly not accurate too).

had a sticky beak and didnt see any thing odd.....

when the car is on turbo timer the tacho and temp start jumping around.

any ideas?? cause i'm miffed! i'm thinking cluster is dying?

cheers

[bigkevracer]

Something wrong with the wiring where the turbo timer is wired in?

What state are you in?

[zei20l]

probably a ground wire on the TT. they are useless anyway, also illegal and pointless. just remove it

[V1P3R69]

it has a mongoese alarm with built in turbo timer..... nsw, miranda

[bigkevracer]

Someone in NSW might be able to lend you a dash, otherwise I have a spare you can borrow if you pay postage there and back?

[V1P3R69]

hrmmm new problem this morning,

now the 4wd light,abs, hand break light where flashing on and still the same problems as before, also the power steering is really heavy???

thanks 4 the offer ryan, brother inlaw works @ just jap sydney (also where the car came from), so he is going to help with a cluster hopefully, but after this morning i'm starting to think it might not be the cluster, might be a battery/alternator/alarm wiring issue or something totally different

had a similar thing happen inmy bomb-a-dore, went into limp homee mode or something, turned out the alternator was frried......

[V1P3R69]

took it to brother inlaw, and it pulled a 1000 fault code, something about the battery or connection.

but the battery volt is fine, but also its the stock battery probly on the way out.....

o well all is good now big difference from yesterday and this morning

[PN-Mad]

I think U1000 is grounding points- check in the battery box, and some locations under the dash have grounds onto the steering rack- I bet that s close to your problem. Also the grounds in the engine bay. Search google, and you'll find a service bulletin about it.

[Commsman]

And the most obvious thing is to change the battery before chasing more obscure causes. Even though the voltage may look OK, I've seen funny stuff happen.

My M35 battery problem showed up when the car began opening the tailgate by itself. Then it moved onto weird flashing lights on the dash before the usual not starting the car when I turned the key. It may not be a bad battery, but it's real easy to change & thus rule out as the cause.