Replacing old speedometer, how do I reset actual miles ??

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by john.van.v, May 24, 2006.

  1. john.van.v

    john.van.v Guest

    My odometer has too few miles on it because the fuse for the
    speedometer kept blowing out -- it was a problem with the windshield
    wiper motor, which shares the fuse.

    I want to reset the actual milage in case I have to bring the car in
    for engine warranty work.

    How do I find the real miles, is that stored in the ECU ??

    How do I reset the odometer ??

    Thanks in advance, John

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    john.van.v, May 24, 2006
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    hyundaitech Guest

    It's illegal to tamper with an odometer. Huge, huge penalty.

    How would the repair facility know the odometer hadn't been working and
    was incorrect?
     
    hyundaitech, May 24, 2006
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    Mike Marlow Guest

    It is legal to have them corrected though. This allows for dash units to be
    used from salvage yards by insurance companies, etc.
    Precisely.
     
    Mike Marlow, May 24, 2006
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  4. Besides which, it sounds like you've effectively extended your warranty
    by whatever miles weren't recorded. As the saying goes: "Don't look a
    gift horse in the mouth."
     
    Brian Nystrom, May 24, 2006
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    john.van.v Guest

    yeah, I noticed !! <-- not ALL that honest

    But, if you have every brought a car in for warranty work, you will
    find that the dealership will look for any opportunity to void it.

    That is why I want to set it right, to protect the big investment, the
    engine.

    Car goes 130 mph with seductive stability-- I am worried I will blow
    the motor. If do that, I will definately be wanting them to give me a
    new one.

    That is why I would like to get the correct miles recorded, but I have
    no clue if that is stored anywhere.

    I drive big diesel trucks for chump change now and again, since I am
    finishing my degree. Their ECUs have an amazing amount of data stored,
    though I am not sure they store miles.

    The older tiburon is a very pretty car, prettiest available for any
    money, IMHO.

    By way of history, my previous cars were a chevy cavalier and dodge
    omni and an old-school chevy nova. I drove them for all for about 3
    cents a mile plus fuel.

    In comparison, these cheap american cars were actually far better
    built, having forged steering components, for instance. All the parts
    where more generously built, bearings stronger; the cars were far more
    forgiving to abuse.

    If anybody knows where the tiburon hides her mileage.... thanks again
     
    john.van.v, May 25, 2006
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  6. How could they possibly know anything if you don't tell them?
    Wait a minute here. You want "to protect the big investment", but you
    drive the car at 130 mph?! If that's the case, not only do you not
    deserve warranty coverage, but you don't deserve the privelege of
    driving a car! What the heck are you thinking??? Slow down before you
    kill someone!
    There's nothing you can do about it.
     
    Brian Nystrom, May 25, 2006
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    Eric G. Guest

    @trndny01:

    I won't argue the priveledge to drive part, but the warranty? C'mon!
    Hyundai made a car that goes close to 140 MPH as a top speed without any
    modifications by the owner. Are you telling us that using the car as it
    was designed should void the warranty? That's like buying a computer that
    can process at 3.5 Ghz but only being allowed to use it at 1.0 Ghz.

    Eric
     
    Eric G., May 25, 2006
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    nothermark Guest

    Ever driven out west where it's really flat and a long way between
    places?

    ;-)
     
    nothermark, May 26, 2006
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  9. Yes, I have. Nothing justifies driving 130 mph on public roads.
     
    Brian Nystrom, May 26, 2006
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    Eric G. Guest

    How about when you get a call at 2:00 AM that your premature baby, who
    is in the hospital, needs emergency life-or-death surgery and you need
    to be there NOW? And the hosptial is 45 minutes away at normal speeds?

    It happened to me and I made the 45 minute trip in about 20 minutes.
    And that included the time it took to get pulled over at gun-point,
    explain my situation, and get an escort for the last 5 miles of the
    trip.

    Yes, it really happened. And my daughter is 3 months old now and doing
    well.

    Eric
     
    Eric G., May 26, 2006
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  11. I'm glad to hear that you had a good outcome, but you could just as
    easily ended up in a smoking pile of wreckage on the side of the road.
    What would have happened to your daughter then? The smart move would
    have been to contact the authorities first.
     
    Brian Nystrom, May 26, 2006
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    Matt Whiting Guest

    You performed surgery on your own daughter? I didn't realize you were a
    surgeon.

    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, May 27, 2006
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    Eric G. Guest

    $634.403@trndny06:

    Thanks.

    I tried contacting the local authorities first. My township told me to
    call the NJ State Police. I did that. They told me they could not help
    me. What I did after that was high-tail it myself. I had my wife leave
    in her own car with instructions to drive "normal" and I would call her
    as soon as I got there, so if one of us did wind up in a wreck, the
    other would make it.

    I used to race in SCCA competition so I have some experience with high
    speeds. I don't condone doing something like that unless it is an
    absolute last resort. In my mind, it was for me.

    Another time I was able to avoid driving like that for an emergency. My
    Father took some pills, then called me to say "Goodbye". I hopped in my
    car at work and headed towards his house like a maniac, but then I
    realized that even driving like that would take me 1/2 hour to get
    there. I then wised up and called HIS local Police, who kept me on the
    phone while they and the ambulance responded. Luckily he DIDN'T
    actually take the pills.

    Anyway, my point is that I can see times when drivng that fast might be
    necessary. I won't lie and say I've never done it for fun either, but
    that usually happens on an open Interstate on a Sunday morning.

    Why would they make cars that can go that fast?

    Eric
     
    Eric G., May 27, 2006
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    Matt Whiting Guest

    .... having killed a family of six on the process. Driving like that was
    simply stupid.


    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, May 27, 2006
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    Eric G. Guest

    @news1.epix.net:

    Ha! Far from it. They won't do it without a parent/guardian present on a
    baby. Even emergent care. They did intubate her without us, and also did
    a minor surgery to insert a central line, but further than that was not
    allowed at the hospital she was in without us. And that is even with a
    verbal on the phone from us to go ahead.

    Eric
     
    Eric G., May 27, 2006
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    Matt Whiting Guest

    So they can climb hills and accelerate at a decent rate. If you sized
    the engine to have a top speed of 65 MPH, it would take you forever to
    get there and you'd be climbing hills at 15 MPH. The manufacturers can
    now limit speeds electronically and some cars do that. If idiots keep
    driving like you claim to, then the government will at some point make
    that decision for the car makers.

    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, May 27, 2006
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    Eric G. Guest

    Thanks again for your opinion. I would like to see what you would do in
    the same situation, but I don't wish that on anyone. But I can tell you
    that, with 99.9% confidence, you wouldn't do what you say you would do.

    And I never did say it was smart. It was a last resort.

    Eric
     
    Eric G., May 27, 2006
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    Eric G. Guest

    You talk like speed limiters are new. I seem to remember them being
    around, mechanical or electronic, for some time now :)

    I don't remember claiming to drive that fast on a regular basis. In fact,
    if anything I drive too slow on a regular basis. But you're right about
    the idiots. I see them day in and day out. I really don't see the
    government doing anything to the manufacturers. They make too much off the
    tickets to warrant that. They will probably implement more photo radar
    units. That way they can let the idiots drive as fast as they want and
    just mail them a ticket and make some money.

    Eric
     
    Eric G., May 27, 2006
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    Matt Whiting Guest

    Actually, I've been in similar situations several times. Not identical,
    but similar. I worked as a logger for 5 years and made a few runs with
    victims of some nasty injuries (ever see what a chainsaw does to a
    limb?). I drove briskly, but rarely much exceeded the speed limit. And
    often the drive was an hour of dirt roads.

    As an ambulance driver once told me, it doesn't do much good if you
    create a second accident while leaving the scene of the original accident.


    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, May 27, 2006
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    Matt Whiting Guest

    OK, but I thought you were the one talking pretty cavalierly about
    driving 130 MPH on public roads. Maybe I got you confused with another
    poster.

    Matt
     
    Matt Whiting, May 27, 2006
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