R50/53 Tach cluster dead - help
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Tach cluster dead - help
Hi I am new to the forum. I did some searching before posting this but all I could find was a couple of general ideas. The tach cluster (round gauge mounted to top of steering column) stopped working suddenly on my wife's 2006 R50 (non S) mini and I am trying to find out what fuse or plugs to check to see it's just a blown fuse or loose wire. The tach needle is dead and there are no lights in that one round gauge. Aside from that everything else on the car runs fine.
I had just taken the car for an oil change to a mechanic I had never been to before near our house. I know the tach was working beforehand because I was using it as a spedo (the digital spedo read-out) and I think it worked after the oil change for a short bit but honestly I can't remember. It was a busy day and I was running all over doing errands and things. I had taken my wife's car specifically so I could get the oil changed on it.
I don't want to point the finger at a dishonest mechanic fishing for more repair work but I find it suspicious this happened right then. Anyways... I read to check ground wires under the dash. Can anyone give me more specific fuses, wires, or plugs to check?
Thanks for your help!
I had just taken the car for an oil change to a mechanic I had never been to before near our house. I know the tach was working beforehand because I was using it as a spedo (the digital spedo read-out) and I think it worked after the oil change for a short bit but honestly I can't remember. It was a busy day and I was running all over doing errands and things. I had taken my wife's car specifically so I could get the oil changed on it.
I don't want to point the finger at a dishonest mechanic fishing for more repair work but I find it suspicious this happened right then. Anyways... I read to check ground wires under the dash. Can anyone give me more specific fuses, wires, or plugs to check?
Thanks for your help!
Last edited by adamgunn69; 04-20-2015 at 09:54 AM.
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