whats causes the odormeter to stop working?

[TurboII]

it was just weird how it just stopped working. I was putting gas in my car on saturday night. set the trip back to zeros and ever since then it doesnt work anymore along with the odometer. WTF>???<

Joey

[Dodge Aries K]

If your car has a VDO made gauge cluster (which I'm guessing your's does by your screen name) you just stripped the gears in the mechanism. It will never work again unless you buy some crazy kit to repair it that's major expensive.

[88_pacifica]

Dammit...I was hoping there was something in here to measure smell. I was like wtf, this thread outta be good.... :(

[Birddog]

Yeah I hate when the Odormeter quits!:thumb:

[TurboII]

Yeah I hate when the Odormeter quits!:thumb:

Ya it was just weird how it quit like that. Now does that mean i have to get another one. Is their a way i can get a used one and put back the odometer to have the correct mileage for my car?

Joey

[88_pacifica]

Ya it was just weird how it quit like that. Now does that mean i have to get another one. Is their a way i can get a used one and put back the odometer to have the correct mileage for my car?

Joey

Holy Wow Batman... :shakes head:

[Xtrempickup]

the gears strip related to the grease they used hardening up

[TurboII]

the gears strip related to the grease they used hardening up

Stupid grease. well guess i need a new one then

[Dodge Aries K]

What kind of car do you have first off?

[88_pacifica]

What kind of car do you have first off?

obviously one that stinks and needs an odormeter... :nod: ;)

[Birddog]

obviously one that stinks and needs an odormeter... :nod: ;)

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Cant type.. crap!

[TurboII]

1988 chrysler lebaron Two door coupe

[Dodge Aries K]

Okay, you don't have the option of switcing with a newer cluster that has the Nippondenso built parts. You'll have to order the repair kit and perform surgery.

[TurboII]

prolly what im going to end up doing is finding a cluster that has a close mileage to my car. phuck it i guess.

[TurboJerry]

It's the small blue "planet" gear that looses one tooth. (that's all it takes for the ^&%$#$ thing to stop working)Anyone who sells and services VDO stuff will know the dreaded odormeter problem and should have the gears available....

[tps25pentium]

actually, an odormeter is not a bad idea!

that way you can check for blowby or a leaking exhaust manifold (when you have the flu)

ahhh.. such ingenuity

or maybe this scenario:

"dude u farted"

"no I didn't!"

"that's not what the ODORMETER says!"

"aww shucks.. u got me!"

[TurboII]

[QUOTE=tps25pentium;309926]
"dude u farted"

"no I didn't!"



^^^LMFAO that had me dieing for a good 5min cause i do that sh!t all the time when im with my cousins^^

[Murphy]

i found a place that sells the gear.....replaced the broken gear, set my odometer back to 0(the title already claims odometer fraud).....worked for about a mile......I havent opened it up yet but im guessing the OTHER gear broke. the best part of it all is that little gear was like $26. oh and before you goto the junkyard and think your gona be able to just grab another speedo/odometer assembly......they are all broken too. I ripped apart all the odometers in multible junkyards before i gave up only the daytona/lebaron odometers are the same...spirit, shadow. omni are all different

[MiniMopar]

Yep, you have to do them both.

[TurboJerry]

Yep, you have to do them both.

If you're in a jam, you can push on the teeth of the bigger gear and see if it's brittle. Usually it'll snap like nothing if it is.... But it would be best to replace both, agreed......

[TurboII]

Ill just buy another one i guess