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[zoomn_e30]

this might be kind of funny but .. is there a way to like , temporarily disconnect the odometer ? cuz my dad keeps track of the miles i drive , and i was wondering if i can just like .. cut it off while i drive it .. en then put it back on when i get home .. HAHA any suggestions ?

 

[epj3]

yea go jump off a bridge

 

[Kirby]

Sorry, I don't know about the E30s. I assume it's a mechanical speedo? I guess you could pull the cable out of the tranny, but then you'll get dirt in there.

How about the "Ferris Bueler's Day Off" trick? Jack up the car and run it in reverse!

 

[jrt67ss350]

How about the "Ferris Bueler's Day Off" trick? Jack up the car and run it in reverse!

Nope, it won't work! E30s have electronic speedos, and the mileage also increases in reverse since it is driven off of a Hall effect sensor in the differential!

 

[epj3]

Nope, it won't work! E30s have electronic speedos, and the mileage also increases in reverse since it is driven off of a Hall effect sensor in the differential!

I say drink some gasoline, then you wont have to worry about your dad.

 

[Kirby]

Nope, it won't work! E30s have electronic speedos, and the mileage also increases in reverse since it is driven off of a Hall effect sensor in the differential!

Thanks for setting me straight on that, wasn't sure! The Hall sensor could care less about rotation direction.

I guess Dad's gonna be pissed!!!

 

[Beemur]

Short out the hall sensor, or disconnect the input to the insturment panel. How bad do you want to hide your joy ride?

 

[jrt67ss350]

Short out the hall sensor, or disconnect the input to the insturment panel. How bad do you want to hide your joy ride?

Do that, and the speed won't work either. Basically, there's no way to stop the odometer from working without also making the speed stop working short of taking apart the gauge cluster and removing one of the odometer drive gears.

On an ironic side note, my E30's odometer recently started counting the miles twice as fast as it should be - my odometer and trip meter now put on exactly two miles for every mile that I travel. The speedo still registers the proper speed. Pretty strange. I don't care at this point, since the car has like 290,000 miles on it, but I can't for the life of me figure out why it would be doing this.

 

[Kirby]

Don't short it out, better to just disconnect it if you really want to defeatthe odometer.

 

[epj3]

drive off a cliff

 

[equate]

Meh, Ill help

http://www.unofficialbmw.com/speedo/speedo_d.html

Take that wire, cut it, wire a spst switch to it. When you flip the switch your speedo will die, but your odometer will stop too.

Also, this is a felony, unless you have over 100k on the car.

 

[epj3]

light the car on fire

 

[nadroj]

my gears broke on my e30 b.c its so fast when i accelerated the gears just shattered on my odo.

 

[BMW Punk]

Do that, and the speed won't work either. Basically, there's no way to stop the odometer from working without also making the speed stop working short of taking apart the gauge cluster and removing one of the odometer drive gears.

On an ironic side note, my E30's odometer recently started counting the miles twice as fast as it should be - my odometer and trip meter now put on exactly two miles for every mile that I travel. The speedo still registers the proper speed. Pretty strange. I don't care at this point, since the car has like 290,000 miles on it, but I can't for the life of me figure out why it would be doing this.

Ah hey guys my odomiter quit last week but my speedo still works, so ther is a way to disable the odomiter. I havent figured out the problem yet.

 

[newguy]

My other car has an odometer that doesnt work under 50 mph...low mileage special..lol

 

[jrt67ss350]

Ah hey guys my odomiter quit last week but my speedo still works, so ther is a way to disable the odomiter. I havent figured out the problem yet.

Yeah, an odometer gear broke. That'll do the job.