Cluster gone dead. Please help

jdm200sx · Post by **jdm200sx** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:03 pm

Hi guys. The speedo,rev counter,heat gauge and warning lamps have just died on my sx. I checked all the fuses in the car and under the bonnet, stripped out the cluster and checked the plugs already. No luck with getting anything going. The fuel gauge still works though. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks

SonOfAnarchy ZA · Post by **SonOfAnarchy ZA** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:18 pm

hmm check grounding maybe do the lights come on?

jdm200sx · Post by **jdm200sx** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:23 pm

The lights,clock and fuel gauge works. When i switch on ignition the warning light stay off. Checking the ground wires now. Could the problem be related to not get power from the ignition switch?:-?

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SonOfAnarchy ZA · Post by **SonOfAnarchy ZA** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:29 pm

dont see how it would you speedo comes from your gbox and your tach from your ecu so the fact that the both dont work is weird suggests a ground issue or something along those lines

jdm200sx · Post by **jdm200sx** » Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:35 pm

True that. Im checking the wiring for any breaks or issues. It just suddenly went dead yesterday driving back from lamberts bay. Wasnt very comforting know the heat gauge and oil light is not working

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k.y.l.e. · Post by **k.y.l.e.** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 1:03 am

If you could find a sombody with a working cluster just to pop into your car just to make sure that its not the cluster that would help you narrow down the fault finding process,im sure sombody on the forum has a spare one you can test, also when you check your fuses use a multimeter and set it to continuity and check if get continuity between the two points, it has happend to me were the fuse was blown but you could not see with the eye is was blown and the multimeter helpd me. [smilie=200sx_200sx.gif]

jdm200sx · Post by **jdm200sx** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:24 am

I'll see what i can do today. Gave up on it lastnight before i broke something. Firstly get a multimeter to do those checks. Thank you guys so far for all the advise.

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jdm200sx · Post by **jdm200sx** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:38 pm

Found the problem. Cluster was getting no power from the ignition when switching the key on. Ran 10amp fused line from the ignition wire under the steering column to the screw at the back of the cluster marked "ign". Now it works

Thanks once again for the advice guys

k.y.l.e. · Post by **k.y.l.e.** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 5:20 pm

Awsome bud glad its working

Hotstuff · Post by **Hotstuff** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 6:51 pm

Once the problem is solved, the solution appears obvious. Glad u got it sorted

jdm200sx · Post by **jdm200sx** » Tue Sep 24, 2013 9:57 pm

Lol. True story. Sometimes overthinking things also complicates a simple solution. Went as far as thinking i would have to strip out dashboard

SonOfAnarchy ZA · Post by **SonOfAnarchy ZA** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 8:00 am

nice!

widowmaker · Post by **widowmaker** » Tue Oct 08, 2013 1:52 pm

jdm200sx wrote:Sometimes overthinking things also complicates a simple solution.

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