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Old May 28, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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hey guys, i just got my car back from the mechanics. he said that he reset the ecu because i told him about my bad gas mileage. also he replaced the clutch. well as i was driving home i realized that the speedometer wasnt reading any thing. it just stayed on zero. also the trip odometer wasnt reading any new miles ether. i stoped back to the mechanics and he was closed till tuesday. im thinking he probly forgot to plug something in. well if you have any idea what i can do my self id love it. thanks.
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Old May 28, 2004 | 03:50 PM
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Mech probably forgot to plug in the speedo sender? What year/model?
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Old May 28, 2004 | 05:15 PM
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its a 97 a4 2.8.
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Old May 28, 2004 | 05:56 PM
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Default You'll need to get under the car, drivers side........

look for the speedo sender, near the drivers side, innder CV joint on the gearbox-


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Old May 28, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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Default Don't they test-drive cars after fixing them?

Probably not...
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Old May 29, 2004 | 05:01 AM
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Default there's 2 plugs on the driver side of the tranny just behind the engine, jack up the driver side

and you can reach them. They are the speed sensor and the reverse light (might want to check if the reverse light works too).
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