BJ-II odometer

GT323 · 15-03-2011, 10:03 PM

hey guys i reccently got a mazda 323 and the odometer is going all wierd on me at times, like it kinda just stops showing the readings and stuff like the kms dissapear and the speed drops to 0, if i bought a new odometer would my kms stay the same as they are know, or will they change to the 1 i buy?

marcs_sp20 · 15-03-2011, 10:15 PM

Hey mate,

Have you tried seeing if the plug at the back of the cluster is in secure? To get to it, there are 2 screws holding the dash fascia inplace, pull at it to seperate it from the cluster, and then there is I think another 4 screws to remove to take the cluster from the dash.

Unfortunately the odometer holds the KM's, so buying a new one would then mean you'd have different km's showing.

Hope that helps

CHeers
Marc

GT323 · 15-03-2011, 10:20 PM

yea thats wat i was thinking a loose wire, coz the problem comes and goes

chicaboo · 16-03-2011, 01:59 AM

Your gauges are electronic, so the sender at the gearbox might be dodgy if it's just the speedo. But if you are having issues with the tacho and other gauge lighting, it would seem that the issue is in the gauge cluster itself.

If you replace the gauge cluster you will lose your current kms and get whatever comes with the new cluster.

mynameisdaniel · 16-03-2011, 02:07 AM

I read somewhere that you can swap out the chip that stores the information. They do it in the US when upgrading their gauges... But it does require a new cluster, and disassembling it...
But give the plugs at the back a check first

GT323 · 18-03-2011, 03:49 PM

yea its all good it was just the plug in the back, my mate just bought a written off mazda 323 sp20 and got it repaired how long does a blueslip take to get done if anyone knows??

15-03-2011, 10:03 PM	#1
GT323 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NSW Car: Mazda 323 BJ II Posts: 15	BJ-II odometer hey guys i reccently got a mazda 323 and the odometer is going all wierd on me at times, like it kinda just stops showing the readings and stuff like the kms dissapear and the speed drops to 0, if i bought a new odometer would my kms stay the same as they are know, or will they change to the 1 i buy?

15-03-2011, 10:15 PM	#2
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	Hey mate, Have you tried seeing if the plug at the back of the cluster is in secure? To get to it, there are 2 screws holding the dash fascia inplace, pull at it to seperate it from the cluster, and then there is I think another 4 screws to remove to take the cluster from the dash. Unfortunately the odometer holds the KM's, so buying a new one would then mean you'd have different km's showing. Hope that helps CHeers Marc __________________

16-03-2011, 02:07 AM	#5
mynameisdaniel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Adelaide, Australia Car: 07 Subaru Liberty GT Spec B tuned by STi Posts: 912 View Photos By: mynameisdaniel	I read somewhere that you can swap out the chip that stores the information. They do it in the US when upgrading their gauges... But it does require a new cluster, and disassembling it... But give the plugs at the back a check first __________________

15-03-2011, 10:20 PM	#3
GT323 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NSW Car: Mazda 323 BJ II Posts: 15	yea thats wat i was thinking a loose wire, coz the problem comes and goes

16-03-2011, 01:59 AM	#4
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	Your gauges are electronic, so the sender at the gearbox might be dodgy if it's just the speedo. But if you are having issues with the tacho and other gauge lighting, it would seem that the issue is in the gauge cluster itself. If you replace the gauge cluster you will lose your current kms and get whatever comes with the new cluster.

18-03-2011, 03:49 PM	#6
GT323 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NSW Car: Mazda 323 BJ II Posts: 15	yea its all good it was just the plug in the back, my mate just bought a written off mazda 323 sp20 and got it repaired how long does a blueslip take to get done if anyone knows??