Vehicle speed signal in Typ 89

[Dave Hord]

Hmmm...

Good point Brian.

There should be an easy way to check the speedo signal, but I'm not sure what
that would be.  In my circle of friends we just pop a rally computer onto the
signal lead, and know if it works instantly!

-Dave

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86 4ksq 266,600km new to me as of March 5th 2003... will it stick around??
89 90q  330,000km as of Feb 26th.
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Quoting Brian O' <briano_72 at yahoo.com>:

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> just get it over with now and get a new sensor, it should be just a little
> more than hand tight, very easy to see and find, right on top of the trans,
> kinda towards the drivers side, by the fire wall. the wifes old 90 80 speedo
> was insane !! it bounced from 0-100, sometimes worked ( every time i was in
> the car ?? ) sometimes didnt do anything. put the new one in, worked like a
> charm !!
>
> brian o'
> 93 90q sport
> 93 100csq
> 91 80 ( possibly sold )
>
>  radek at istar.ca wrote:
> Hello fellow Audifans.
>
> This weird thing has been happening to my 88 90Q lately:
>
> from time to time, while driving, the speedometer needle starts to oscillate
> (about 5 km/h
> amplitude)
> and the fuel consumption display goes crazy, showing consumption three times
> higher than
> normal.
> There is no noticeable difference in how the car behaves. The problem comes
> and goes
> without
> any pattern. Overall fuel consumption (mileage between tanks) seems normal.
> No error
> codes.
> Is the vehicle speed signal screwed up somehow? How can I test it?
>
> I should add that the O2 sensor is nearly new, the temp. sensors (both, the
> upper and the
> lower) have been
> replaced, but the car idles high (about 1000 - 1100 rpm.).
>
> I'll be grateful for any tips, this thing drives me crazy.
>
> Radek
> 88 90Q
> 91 V8Q
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