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93 Saturn odometer
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I have recently purchased a '93 Saturn for my sister-in-law and the odometer doesn't work. I have had a mechanic (questionable) look at it and he says that it could be a sensor. I would think that if it is a sensor then nothing (spedometer, tach, etc) wouldn't work either? Does anyone have any experience with this type of problem?
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dave284
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May 6, 2008, 5:35 PM
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I'm pretty sure its the cluster, the odometer is run by mechanical gears unless the cluster is a digital one...still the case would be is to replace the whole unit...but I have never seen one that uses a sensor.
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May 6, 2008, 5:39 PM
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So to replace the cluster, how much work are we talking about? I am sure it involves taking the dash apart and doing all sorts of crap in there... right? Also, with the cost... couple of hundred dollars???
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dave284
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Well...to my knowledge some can be easily done others take hours....this kinda work you got to have patience to do, and a repair manual w/ illustrations would help, I would suggest a salvage part. That kind of work can run between 175.00 to 250.00 depending on the mechanic you take it to.
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Jun 19, 2008, 8:55 AM
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This is a common issue with Saturns. There is a small red gear behind the panel that becomes brittle and looses a few teeth. Your speedo and tach will still work fine but the miles stop ticking off.
Do a search on this forum for odometer.
http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/
There are several detailed instructions on how to get into the panel. LOTS of other great info on this site. You can buy the gear from this site or head to the junkyard.
http://www.odometergears.com/
Should take you bout 2 hours. Not hard just go slow.
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Apr 11, 2009, 1:13 PM
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go to odometergears.com they have the two plastic gears that fail and diagrams showing how to put in. gears are $25 each.one gear has 15 teeth and other has 25 teeth(this one fails more often)I can have cluster out,gears changed and back in in 1 hour(but Ive done @ 6 times on different cars)take your time,dont break anything.And while cluster out replace any light bulbs not working.If you never reset trip odometer these original gears would probably last forever,resetting trip odometer puts too much stress on these teeth and breaks them off.
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May 9, 2009, 12:16 AM
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The odometer is driven by a plastic gear which over time becomes brittle and the teeth start to break off causing the odometer to stop.
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