Intermittent Odometer - A Repair
#151
As far as the original topic...GREAT POST. I fixed mine over the weekend and now I know when to change my oil!!!
#152
Very detailed instructions, much appreciated. I'm going to be attempting this one very soon.
I took my truck in to a Ford dealer for a check up/oil change, and when the gentleman at service had a look at the VIN/Odometer, he mentioned that it wasn't showing. I told him what it was reading when I drove in. He said he would have that looked at too, in the inspection. I got the quote back from him and there was nothing mentioned on it about having the odometer/instrument cluster replaced...That's a typical dealer service department for ya...
I took my truck in to a Ford dealer for a check up/oil change, and when the gentleman at service had a look at the VIN/Odometer, he mentioned that it wasn't showing. I told him what it was reading when I drove in. He said he would have that looked at too, in the inspection. I got the quote back from him and there was nothing mentioned on it about having the odometer/instrument cluster replaced...That's a typical dealer service department for ya...
#154
Did the odometer repair two weekends ago on my 99 F-150. Works great! Took about an hour and 10 minutes. I have been dealing with this problem for 5 or 6 years now. This past summer it got a lot worse! I had to resolder one other pin besides the pin in question. The odometer displaying just like new!
Thanks,
David
Thanks,
David
#155
This post is GOLD MINE! I've had the intermittent odometer LED for a few years now and no one could help. Seems to be a pretty simple job, even for me, but we'll see what happens and i will report back. i am confident this will resolve the problem b/c of all the feedback and others who have the same problem.
KruseDisc mentioned something about his oil gauge above... and i wonder if this fix might also work on my oil gauge problem. In cooler weather the needle drops. Usually It will re-engage back to normal when I stomp on the gas. I was first told I need a more viscous oil. that didn't help so I am thinking electrical. does this sound familiar and do you think the odometer LED fix will work for the issue? (i understand it will be a different solder on the circuit board)
thanks!
KruseDisc mentioned something about his oil gauge above... and i wonder if this fix might also work on my oil gauge problem. In cooler weather the needle drops. Usually It will re-engage back to normal when I stomp on the gas. I was first told I need a more viscous oil. that didn't help so I am thinking electrical. does this sound familiar and do you think the odometer LED fix will work for the issue? (i understand it will be a different solder on the circuit board)
thanks!
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Thanks so much!
Thanks for all the research and comprehensive repair description. This problem first appeared on my '99 F-150 while it was still under warranty, but the odometer would flash off and come back on so quickly, I thought I was imagining it. Of course by the time the problem became apparent, the warranty period was over.
I was convinced it was a faulty molex connector that someone at Claycomo failed to assemble correctly. I had a transmission control cable get against the EGR pickup tube and burn a few wires in two (intermittently causing the vehicle to go in and out of Overdrive. When the mechanic found it, he determined the wiring harness had never been properly secured during vehicle assembly--the snap-in wire tie had never been moved to the correct location to secure the wiring bundle.
Even though the vehicle was out of warranty, I wrote a thorough description of the problem and the solution (and a copy of the repair invoice) and submitted it to the Ford factory rep thru my dealer (along with a reminder that at Ford, Quality is Job One). I managed to get reimbursed for most of the repair.
Plan on tearing into this real soon as I work in electronics sales and have a full staff of competent techs to re-solder the solder joints as indicated in your pics.
Once again, many thanks!
I was convinced it was a faulty molex connector that someone at Claycomo failed to assemble correctly. I had a transmission control cable get against the EGR pickup tube and burn a few wires in two (intermittently causing the vehicle to go in and out of Overdrive. When the mechanic found it, he determined the wiring harness had never been properly secured during vehicle assembly--the snap-in wire tie had never been moved to the correct location to secure the wiring bundle.
Even though the vehicle was out of warranty, I wrote a thorough description of the problem and the solution (and a copy of the repair invoice) and submitted it to the Ford factory rep thru my dealer (along with a reminder that at Ford, Quality is Job One). I managed to get reimbursed for most of the repair.
Plan on tearing into this real soon as I work in electronics sales and have a full staff of competent techs to re-solder the solder joints as indicated in your pics.
Once again, many thanks!
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#162
Thanks!!
This is second rescue from this website, so I decided to join.
Thanks for the information. This site is the greatest.
The last issue I had was the old engine light giving the lean mixture error.
The old hole in the elbow going to the intake from the pcv valve hose problem.
You Rock Dude!
Thanks for the information. This site is the greatest.
The last issue I had was the old engine light giving the lean mixture error.
The old hole in the elbow going to the intake from the pcv valve hose problem.
You Rock Dude!
#163
OK I had a cluster that would flash quickly and the
truck wouldn't start. Not just the PAT light but the ones near it as well.
When I would push in the OD reset button the truck would start ok,
but then driving awhile it would do the flicker thing than the cluster would go into reset mode.
I took it apat thanks to this post and resoldered eveything I could and also
pressed the contacts for the gauges together \.
Bam no more problems, 2 weeks now with varying temps.
I assume I must have had a bad ground for a gauge. Anyway thanks for the
great writeup. It's a 04 heritage 4.2L.
By the way the headlight swich is held in with clips. One at 6 oclock, one at
3 and one at 10?.
truck wouldn't start. Not just the PAT light but the ones near it as well.
When I would push in the OD reset button the truck would start ok,
but then driving awhile it would do the flicker thing than the cluster would go into reset mode.
I took it apat thanks to this post and resoldered eveything I could and also
pressed the contacts for the gauges together \.
Bam no more problems, 2 weeks now with varying temps.
I assume I must have had a bad ground for a gauge. Anyway thanks for the
great writeup. It's a 04 heritage 4.2L.
By the way the headlight swich is held in with clips. One at 6 oclock, one at
3 and one at 10?.