Re: 1990 V8 Quattro

[Eliot Lim <eliot@u.washington.edu>]

On Mon, 9 Jun 1997, Chen, Joseph J., M.D. wrote:

> > I've gotten conflicting messages.  One service manager said, "The
> > odometer was not changed, only the instrument cluster was changed."
> > Another said that in changing the instrument cluster, the odometer
> > MUST
> > have been changed.

according to the repair manuals, the entire instrument cluster is one
unit.  my car had the entire dash and instrument cluster just to upgrade
the trip computer firmware! 

the factory does not even trust the mechanics to replace a EPROM.

>  My question is, "assuming the instrument cluster
> > had
> > been changed, would the technicians be able to advance the new
> > odometer
> > to the previous recorded mileage, and hence the service log would
> > indicate progressive increasing mileage after the instrument cluster
> > was
> > changed?

i doubt it.

eliot