Fixing the Speedometer on my 1989 240sx

[@isaacjrv]

I used to repair clusters for a long time not anymore, and I learned the hard way when I was young that if you find one issue with the soldering joints, best is to reflow the entire board and all gauges boards (Where applicable), from a business point if you fix just the issue, you save time and money, and in case another issue comes up, you get another business opportunity, however from a personal level i wanted to provide the best experience to my customers as I always considered my service premium, so I wanted to make sure that the cluster was fixed for the end of the car's life, so I was also fixing all joints in all gauges and replacing all electrolytic capacitors, that made the difference :), that made me to get tons of recommendations that double the times of a potential come back from the same customer or car. In case you fix clusters too that will be my recommendation.

[@thorlius3253]

I have exactly same problem. This help me alot. Hopefully I still got some soldering skill haha.

[@gunstig-no]

Thanks for a great Video, been struggeling a lot with my own S13 speedometer, gonna try this fix now, fingers crossed. Cheers from Norway :D

[@punkbloater]

Damn you got some nice rides! Damn your friend got some nice electronic equipment! And damn I got the same Golf same color! , it’s a 83 2 door GL petrol though but yeah. 😁

[@Ja13iN]

Where is your the crack ring located at? I most likely need to re solder my speedometer also.

[@aserta]

Never put electronics in plastic bags, they create static charges that then destroy electronic components. Buy yourself a few anti-static bags from fleaBay, in assorted sizes, they are eternal. Also, especially older diesels, you can ether lock them if you use starter fluid on them. Sorry to be a nag, but yeah.

[@javiercarrillo5015]

muchas gracias amigo..I will check that!

[@pj9375]

Thanks for this. I've just done my S14a 200sx this afternoon here in the UK and glad to say it worked! It was my second attempt as first time I was nervous of hitting the 22 pins bit I think this was where the issue was. Some steady soldering and hey presto! Thanks buddy!!

[@Erythropoietin]

Damn so many nice cars... money is not a problem on this channel. Good videos incomming :D

[@StewartMotoring]

Lol I buy cars cheap and try and fix them up that’s all. Not rich by any means haha

[@rholt7551]

Very common problem on the s13. Most people will buy another cluster and trash their failed one.

[@Rs817t]

Wow thanks for the information really helpful

[@cakebop]

Can I use a s14 speed sensor in my s13? I have a S14 manual trans in my S13

[@peterkaraferis]

Hi all! I have the same problem with my 1990 s13. Do you guys know what material exactly does the mechanic use for resurfacing the joints? Thank you in advance!

[@space_cowboy007]

you probably found out already : the big syringe is flux, and he sometimes adds basic solder to the joints he judges too small or too ugly, then he cleans the board with isopropyl alcohol.

[@Kidkato]

Did this and replaced the speed sensor with a known good one. Everything worked perfectly and suddenly the speedo is now flat out dead. Yeah I think im going to give up on fixing this. Haha

[@kingarthur7255]

Mine shows 25mph when idling lol I will take mine apart and reflow it all I’ll also be upgrading to LED bulbs and cleaning it inside and out while it’s out of the dash!!!!

[@1nvd]

Shit help me fix my cluster lights on my HUD cluster lol. The damn digital read out works

[@manderson9289]

Bark!

[@brandman546]

I have the same problem. I noticed your temp gauge is also not moving. Same thing with mine.

[@StewartMotoring]

Yea.. I got a new temp sensor and it isn’t calibrated like the oem. So my temp only goes up 1-2 tic marks. But it is at least showing on the gauge and so I know if it’s midway - I got a problem.

[@brandman546]

Stewart Motoring Mine’s totally dead. Sensor tested okay so I’m gonna check it’s soldering points as well when I check the Speedo. Video is a big help. Had this problem for years lol.

[@StewartMotoring]

Good luck!

[@johnsadang3845]

I hope mine got the same problem but my needle looks burnt

[@StewartMotoring]

🙁

[@joshuaher2553]

How much does your buddy charges?

[@StewartMotoring]

He sold his business and his equipment since this video

[@MindDezign]

Your girl friend . I saw that "speed Racer show up on her face ".... Lets see she has been learning how to build from scratch. Now she is Driving , like NIKI LAUDA..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXzPYYh4iJmNl68 She is joining the ranks of the "Car Girls of KZbin " Back in the day lots of people modded those rabbits . They are still fun cars.. .I remember the clutch cable plastic on the motor side shattering in pieces from old age....

[@xStr8UPDoPex]

Would you sell that?

[@StewartMotoring]

xStr8UPDoPex no 😁

[@F0xRacer209]

Fixing that speedo makes it not an S13 anymore lol

[@StewartMotoring]

Ryan Montoya haha, don’t worry the cruise control still doesn’t work. But I think I know what the issue is (:

[@koz.mic_]

First :D