car question.i cannot work out.help me lads x?

Question

on the newish cars.on the dash it shows you how many miles your doing {miles} how does that work.in the old cars it was a cable to the wheel.but now??????????also is there a way to stop it from showing the miles u do.?if so how.? my only reason is i have my eye on a car.it shows very low mileage could u explain how it works and how can u stop it clocking up the miles. lol keep it easy cos im a girl help me guys x

Answer 1

The speed sensor should be mounted onto the crankshaft which is under the hood. On a few older model vehicles, you could attach a tachometer or some other type of aftermarket equipment to literally stop the odometer, but I don't think you'd have to worry about that with a newer model car.

Any odometer concerns you have might be resolved with a carfax report. Any variations or discrepancies with reported mileage should be listed in the report.

I suspect however, that you have alterior motives to your question.

Answer 2

Everything today is done with computers. On GM cars, if you messed with the odometer, a black line came down between on of the numbers to show that it had been tampered with.

Newer cars, I'm guessing are harder to turn back the miles. But there's things you can look for when buying a used car. One, pick a reputable dealer. Ask about any warantee or is it what you buy is what you get.

First thing to do before starting the car is check the oil. The car should be serviced and the oil should be a light tan color and not have any noticable smell. Do this before starting it. If there's little oil on the dipstick, it may be using or leaking it.

Open the door and look at the door sill. Is it dusty or indications of dried mud? If so, could have been in a flood. They often over look this. Look under the floor mats for dirt and dried mud. Also, in the trunk under the carpet or in the false bottom for sand or dried mud. These are all indications that it could have been in a flood.

Check the brake and gas pedal. A car with low milage shouldn't have a lot of wear on the pedals, but if it has 20k, the pedals shouldn't be brandnew. A brandnew pedal with no indication of wear but indications of wear on other parts of the car may mean the miles have been turned back.

Put the car in drive and slowing step on the gas with your foot firmly on the brake. The car and transmission should not slip. Do the samething but in reverse.

Be aware if the salesman starts the car for you. There may be a reason why he's starting it. If he does this. Turn the car off, let it sit for a few seconds and you start it. It should start with no problem.

Turn it off but turn the key back on so that the warning lights are on but the car isn't started. Make sure that all lights are operating, especially the oil light. Start it, let it idle for a few seconds, talk to the saleman or whatever and let it idle, see if the oil light comes on. If there's a problem, the oil light is more apt to come on after it warms up and is at a low idle.

If it's a convertible make sure the top works. Try out all power assessories, windows, door locks, etc.

If something doesn't feel right about it, don't try to be pressured into buying something you're not sure about.

One trick is he will quote you a price and you're not sure. Then he say's "I'll talk to my manager and see what I can do." Then he comes back a few minutes later and maybe a couple hundred lower.

The dealer should be able to run a title search on the car and show you the print out of it. It shows the milage on the car every year when the car tags were renewed. It should show up as salvage if it is. Or it may come up as unknown.

They say you don't want to buy a car from Florida because it'll rust out from under you. I assume the same thing is true in northern climates that use a lot of salt on the road.

Look in the glove box for the drivers manuel. Sometimes the former owner's name and number is there. If so, call him and ask him if there was anythign wrong with the vehicle. Don't completely rely on the saleman to give you a number of the former owner. You don't know if it's a buddy of his that's just pretending.

Answer 3

old cars it was a cable to the gear box...
still is on most cars....I guess some would have electronic sensors on the drive shaft....

trouble with disconecting the trip meter/ odometer is that the speedo wont work as well.....speeding tickets by the score....

Answer 4

It's illegal to mess with that and if you ever plan to sell the car you could be caught. Skip it dude.

Answer 5

Tampering with this is illegal. Don't do it.