speedo going up in 5s..is the car clocked!!!!

1. prior_vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 prior Posts: 149 White saxo vtr mk2

   #1 23rd June 2011, 19:22

   went and looked at a 2002 saxo vtr tonite has 60,195 miles on it...when i took it for a test drive it went up like 10mph then skipped to 15 mph so it kepp going up the speedo every 5 thought this was dodgey...
   
   could the car be clocked or is this normal
2. Ben_C22 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 carmarthen Posts: 206 transit connect s1 rallye 16v track toy

   #2 23rd June 2011, 19:41

   clocking a car is turning the mileometer back to make it look like its done less miles than it has. nothing to do with the speedo
3. prior_vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 prior Posts: 149 White saxo vtr mk2

   #3 23rd June 2011, 19:51

   yea well it is a digital milometer...is this normal for a saxo speedo
4. Saxo_VTR_2011 Newbie Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10

   #4 23rd June 2011, 19:56

   yes mate its digital...nothing dodgey about that
5. prior_vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 prior Posts: 149 White saxo vtr mk2

   #5 23rd June 2011, 19:58

   so the way the speedo jumps up by 5 mph everytime is ok
6. Saxo_VTR_2011 Newbie Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 10

   #6 23rd June 2011, 20:04

   what do you mean by jumps?
7. petrolhead_19 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2010 preston Posts: 342 DRZ400 dual sport, cbr400rr

   #7 23rd June 2011, 20:07

   mine does it now and again, as if the needle is sticking, doesnt bother me much lol
8. prior_vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 prior Posts: 149 White saxo vtr mk2

   #8 23rd June 2011, 20:16

   yea it is as if the needle is sticking...it goes up through mph in 5s like 5,skips to 10 then skips to 15 and so on..doesnt just go up the mph smoothly
9. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #9 23rd June 2011, 20:41

   Try unplugging the battery for 1/2 an hour which will reset everything mate.
   
   Steve.
10. prior_vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 prior Posts: 149 White saxo vtr mk2

    #10 23rd June 2011, 20:43

    well cant do that yet steve just went up to look at it thinking off buying it till that happened
11. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #11 23rd June 2011, 21:49

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by prior_vtr well cant do that yet steve just went up to look at it thinking off buying it till that happened

    A`h DOH
    
    
    Steve.
12. latza Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 126

    #12 23rd June 2011, 21:51

    new clocks will sor it out, not a big problem
13. petrolhead_19 Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2010 preston Posts: 342 DRZ400 dual sport, cbr400rr

    #13 23rd June 2011, 23:45

    might try the dissconnecting battery over weekend
14. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

    #14 24th June 2011, 00:00

    if your worried about it, then just buy another? whats so special about this one
15. prior_vtr Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2011 prior Posts: 149 White saxo vtr mk2

    #15 24th June 2011, 14:23

    nothing ur rite there lol but thats me for ya lol
16. Venns Established Member Joined: Jan 2011 Bridgwater, Somerset Posts: 1092 2001 Saxo 1.1

    #16 25th June 2011, 18:47

    Mine does it sometimes, as steve said unplug the battery and reconnect it and it should spur into life. On cold days sometimes the clocks stop working completley on mine, really simple to fix tho