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Run away odometer
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:43 pm
by fudnie
After nipping out for my lunch today, got back in the Elise (2003 S2 111S) turned the ignition on and I noticed the odometer spinning up. It finally came to rest at about 750,000 miles, this may affect the resale value...
I put the ignition off and back on and it is still reading the same value. I thought maybe resetting the stack but i couldn't remember all the magic words but will try again later.
Anyone seen this before? Any ideas on what could cause this or how to remedy it?
Craig
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 3:36 pm
by BiggestNizzy
I have heard of this before, only way is to have it reset. There is a serial port on the board that you can use to access it. ( you have to have a decent idea of how to do it)
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:43 pm
by mwmackenzie
750,000 miles... I'll give you £5k for it! I trust the service records are up to date and all ties in?
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:28 pm
by fudnie
mwmackenzie wrote:750,000 miles... I'll give you £5k for it! I trust the service records are up to date and all ties in?
well i did have all the stamps...but then... the dog got.. and water ingress ... and you'll just have to trust me
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:29 am
by Dominic
fudnie wrote:mwmackenzie wrote:750,000 miles... I'll give you £5k for it! I trust the service records are up to date and all ties in?
well i did have all the stamps...but then... the dog got.. and water ingress ... and you'll just have to trust me
Still on it's original head gasket?
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 12:22 pm
by mwmackenzie
Dominic wrote:fudnie wrote:mwmackenzie wrote:750,000 miles... I'll give you £5k for it! I trust the service records are up to date and all ties in?
well i did have all the stamps...but then... the dog got.. and water ingress ... and you'll just have to trust me
Still on it's original head gasket?
2003 was a good vintage!
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:18 pm
by robin
You'll need to get it reset - it's not something you can do for yourself (well, not something normal people can do). You might need to ask Lotus to help you out. Cheers, Robin
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:26 am
by tut
Would it have to be set to zero?
As long as he has the mileage on service sheets and MOT's that should suffice as proof. Could the gizmo that you made for me Robin be used to wind the mileage back on?
tut
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:05 am
by robin
Tut,
No, but it could be used to wrap the clock, eventually, assuming it wraps ... there is a risk that when it gets to 999,999 miles that it doesn't roll over to 0 but just sticks at 999,999 forever.
I believe that the odometer can be set to any value using the data link & appropriate software - that's to allow dealers to replace broken instrument panels and set the mileage appropriately.
Cheers,
Robin
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:52 am
by j2 lot
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:54 am
by Ferg
That's great if a dealer can set it. Mine has had a replacement clock at some point and it's rather irritating that the numbers are not right.
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 12:49 pm
by BiggestNizzy
Re: Run away odometer
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 8:38 pm
by RDH
Slight thread drift, but one of our Indian employees clocked his company car up the way, after being questioned on his mileage claims, he added 25,000 Kms to his Skoda Superb!
I worked out he would have had to drive 10,000km a week in Hyderabad, which is nigh on impossible!
He didn't remain an employee for long!
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