5ktq speedometer error

[Ameer Antar]

I know this is a really old topic, but I just noticed that even though the
speedo is 4-5mph over true speed, the trip computer does register pretty close
to the correct speed. I cleared the average speed on the computer, and it
showed 76mph while the speedo showed about 80. So it looks like the offset is
in the speedo only. I wonder how that affects the odometer mileage since it's
part of the speedo. Does anyone know of a VDO gauge specialist? I wonder if it
can be re-calibrated...
 
-Ameer
 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:04:51 -0500 (EST)
> From: Kurt Deschler [desch at alum.wpi.edu]
> Subject: 5ktq speedometer error
> To: quattro at audifans.com
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> The speedo on my 5ktq is around 6mph on the high side. In addition, it
> pulses at low RPMs. My suspicion is a bad capacitor somewhere, but I
> really know how these speedos work. Anyone seen this before or have a fix?
>
>     -Kurt
>     87 5kcstq
>     89 200tq
>     00 s4
>     95 s6
>
>