Odometer Stopped Working

  1. Newbie Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 6
    #1
    Hello - I am hoping someone can help me.
    I have a 1997 Citroen Saxo and she had low milage when I got her, 28000 - I know this is genuine milage as she had full service history to show this.

    However she has just hit 29999 and the analogue odometer is stuck! I am sure it is just stuck as it's going over to the next 10,000 miles and I am hoping someone can help me and tell me how to give her a nudge to get her going again. The speedo and everything else still works - No problem there...

    I have tried giving her a hard bang, resetting the trip meter (Also stuck at 0) a also read that disconnecting the battery sorts it - Nothing!

    Please can someone help ? I have been informed by my MOT station that it is an MOT failure and I was quoted £300 by a garage to replace the whole instrument panel, but considering I paid less than that for the car I am not willing to do that. I'm sure it just needs some encouragement to move onto the next 10,000 but I don't know where to start. Please help

    Many Thanks,
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #2
    time for new dials. check a scrapyard.
  3. Newbie Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 6
    #3
    As previously stated I have been quoted £300 for that, however I am not prepared to do that as I paid less for the car.

    All that needs doing is somehow manually rolling it forward to get it going again ... Can someone tell me how please...
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Nottingham/South London Posts: 976 Icelandic Grey VTR Mk2
    #4
    New set of dials is about 15/20 quid on eBay and takes about 20 mins to replace, it's about 10 screws. The garage is trying to have your pants down.
  5. Newbie Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 6
    #5
    Ive been told you can manually move it forward - I'd rather someone explain how I can do that rather that getting a different one and showing incorrect mileage.
  6. Newbie Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 6
    #6
    I have looked on e-bay, the milage on all of them are 100,000 + - I don't particularly want that in my car which has only done 30,000
  7. Established Member Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1050 Volkswagen Bora 170bhp
    #7
    If there is a full history with car then there shouldn't be any issues as you've got proof of low mileage.
  8. Newbie Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 6
    #8
    i just need to roll it forward...
  9. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by nbaddeley View Post
    As previously stated I have been quoted £300 for that, however I am not prepared to do that as I paid less for the car.

    All that needs doing is somehow manually rolling it forward to get it going again ... Can someone tell me how please...
    £10-£20 from a scrappy. No idea where he got £300 from
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.
    #10
    Who cares what the miles show... Its hardly going to be worth £50000....
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  11. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #11
    I changed my speedo unit it's 11k out from the old one.Mot station noted it but I won't be selling my saxo.
  12. Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2013 Space Posts: 873 JuliustoogyJD
    #12
    Ebay for new clocks or scrapper. £300 aving you on mate go somewhere else and another garage my local garage to fit new clocks and to have mileage corrected is £40 all in. Just need to get me clocks sorted and finding GTi clocks are a twat