Peugeot 405GRx4 Estate - ECU question

Discussion in 'Peugeot 405' started by puffernutter, Aug 20, 2003.

  1. puffernutter

    puffernutter Guest

    I have a 405GRx4 estate 2.0 (petrol injection) with a dead speedo
    drive. As Peugeot have quoted 11 hours to fit a new drive cable (you
    essentially have to drop the whole front end of the car out!) I opted
    for a new "add on" speedo fron Greengage.

    Unfortunately I am having great difficulty in getting a good pulse
    input to the speedo, leaving me with one dead speedo and one erratic
    speedo.

    I don't know what part of the speedo drive is broken (whether it's
    just the mechanical drive to the speedo or the actual gear in the
    gearbox) - apparently it is a 3 part drive (whatever that is!)

    So, what I'd like to find out (if possible) is whether or not the ECU
    will have an input from the speedometer drive, and if so, how do I
    find out which wire it is. (If it does, what does it use it for!)

    The idea is that if I can find it I can feed that into the "new"
    speedometer as hopefully a cleaner signal.

    If anyone is interested, the current method (to teh new speedometer)
    uses a reed switch mounted on the rear differential looking at 4
    magnets glued to the input shaft to the differential. At around
    30mph, the speedo just "sticks" and doesn't move again until 45+ is
    reached (it does something similar on the way back). The instrument
    has been back to Greengages once and given a clean bill of health.
    I've even run the signal (+12v pulse) back in a screened cable, but
    that has had little effect).

    As ever, all help gratefully received.

    Regards

    Peter
     
    puffernutter, Aug 20, 2003
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  2. puffernutter

    Nigel Guest

    I think you'll find the ECU doesn't take any information from the
    speedo drive. It is a purely mechanical system. I believe the three
    part drive refers to the (1) gear and adapter bolted in the final
    drive, (2) an extension drive and (3) the cable to the speedo unit.
     
    Nigel, Aug 21, 2003
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  3. Thanks - stuffed again!!

    Cheers

    Peter
     
    Peter Sheppard, Aug 21, 2003
    #3
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