Speedometer Stopped Working

[mkiii222]

Exactly as stated. I swapped the cable about 2 years ago or so. Upper and lower from DM. R154, turbo cluster, 231k.

I was driving at ~40 or so and looked down again and it said 0. I got under the car last night and externally everything looks fine but I don't have time to pull it apart for a few days.

Any common failure points or good things to check?

 

[jonahs_supra]

common failure would be 1 of the cables snapping

 

[mkiii222]

So a few days ended up meaning several weeks.

Since I don't like to leave threads open with no resolution...

There's really only 4 parts to check. The gear on the trans, the short cable, the long cable, and the speedometer itself.

Mine ended up being the upper cable so my $100 is on its way to Toyota for the 2nd time in 4 years and I'll be back under there next weekend. I do believe heat wrap for the downpipe is in my future as there was someone else who mentioned their upper cable going out recently in the General section.

 

[gtsfirefighter]

That little elbow that attaches the short cable to the speedo gear is a very common failure. Not a cheap one either. Replace the entire cable system. You can get it from Driftmotion or Toyota. DM might be a little cheaper though.