speedo

[smithy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close smithy]

i recently had my fuse blow on the gauge instructment which would not let my odometer , fuel gauge , rev counter , or speedo work?. i was in the outback were no spares were available . lucky i had my gps handy to work out speed and kilometers to get me to my nearest toyota dealer.the dealer was approximatly 800klms away. i noticed when the fault was rectified the odometer did not advance to the correct mileage.has anyone came across this problem?

[Damien Parker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Damien Parker]

What caused the fuse to blow??

I don't know of anyway that the mileage would re-set itself to the right K's other than a Tech from toyota, manually doing it. If you are planning on doing this thats great. Nothing worse than some dodgy so and so trying to pass off a car with less than its actual K's

If the tech at the dealer can't do it, the only other thing that i would suggest is to keep a detailed log book of the vehicles actual K's, for your own peace of mind as well as any potential future buyers of your vehicle

[StormyKnight Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close StormyKnight]

Not to mention the 3.5% extra distance I get by using oversize tyres.....

...did I say that out loud? ops:

[StormyKnight Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close StormyKnight]

Nup with the 265/70R16s Cooper ST's the odometer was accurate but speedo was reading 2% slow @ 100km/h.
With the 265/75R16s BFG MT's the odometer is now 3% less than measured (using tyre size mathematics it works out to be 3.5%) & the speedo is reading 1.5% too fast @ 100km/h.

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The mileage is still (from what I hear from Toyota) logged into the ECU. So if interigated it can show a discrepancy to the odometer.

Stops people trying to dodge the odometer and extend their warranty. :roll: