No fuel gauge, no light in clock and odometer

jonaf · Jan 1, 2010

The needle in my fuel gauge stays below the red empty mark despite tank filled to the brim. And both LCD dislays (clock and odo/tripmeter) are not illuminated even when I put the ligths on.
It has been like that since I bought the car so I do not known when the faults occured.I believe these circuits are fused but the owner's handbook does not tell which fuse(s) to check.

Chaser · Jan 1, 2010

IIRC the odo is fed from fuse 8. If you mean the background illumination that's fuse 16.

jonaf · Jan 1, 2010

Chaser said:
IIRC the odo is fed from fuse 8. If you mean the background illumination that's fuse 16.

The displays show figures but there is no background illumination. And all fuses including #16 look okay.
I can't find information about bulb replacement for the displays anywhere.

Optimus Prime · Jan 1, 2010

the instrument pod bulbs twist in from the rear, you have to remove the pod to get to them.

undo the cowl around the pod, then you should be able to get to the screws holding the pod in. once they're out, carefully tip the pod forward and you should be able to get to the bulbs.

just be careful to not stress the connections, or more things will suddenly stop working.

might be worth going to greenoval.com and downloading the rave cd, this is like a workshop manual and more, and it's free !

good luck, or "god hell"

jonaf · Jan 2, 2010

Thanks Optimus, I was not aware that the LCDs are not self illuminated. I guess the clock has a bulb also? The RAVE does not show it but maybe I find it when I get it apart :confused2:
One day when it gets warmer I'll have a look at it. Right now it's approaching 20 deg below zero...

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jonaf · Jan 3, 2010

Both LCD displays are indeed background illuminated by bulbs. And incidentally both of mine were broken. Problem solved.

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