Tick tock.

alinton · Post by **alinton** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:09 pm

The clock in mine is counting forward quickly.

Is this a common fault? Any pointers on fixing it, or is it one of those mysterious things that no one ever fixes, and requires a replacement?

I took it out, couldn't see anything wrong on the pcb.

Ta

A.

Post by **Doggo** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:28 pm

Have you exceeded 88mph?

alinton · Post by **alinton** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:55 pm

Never.

No jokes about flux capacitors, please!

Post by **newkid** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:05 am

@wurlycorner had this he might be able to help.

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:33 am

i had this last year and i changed the clock unit over but it didnt fix it so i had to swap out the whole instrument cluster. Not had a problem since. I just used a 2nd hand part.
If you have a 4g import you may want to change both set of dials over to ukdm ones so you have speedo in mph and no limiter and vtec in first.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:42 am

Yep, I had this.
I just took the instrument binnacle cover out (the bit with the clock adjuster knob) unplugged the knob and sprayed electrical contact cleaner over the connectors and inside the adjuster while I twiddled it back and forth, then let it all dry and re-assembled.
It's been fine since.

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:48 am

thats what i did as well wurly but it didnt work for me but its definately the thing to try first

alinton · Post by **alinton** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:07 pm

I tested the switch out, all switch contacts are fine. The clock does its thing even with the switch disconnected.

Post by **Donald** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:17 pm

alinton · Post by **alinton** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:18 pm

Looks like it's a replacement module from a scrapper then!