Volkswagen Polo III (1994 - 1999) - 98 1.4 mileometer reading?

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Thu 24 Sep 2009 23:11
98 1.4 mileometer reading? - telecaster
Am in the process of changing dash clocks on said car due to a non working milometer.

I hope to pick up a used replacement from a breaker, what I want to know is....

will the mileage on the donor car come from the ecu of recepient car or will it be whatever was on the donor car when scrapped?

Thanx in advance.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 25/09/2009 at 01:26

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Fri 25 Sep 2009 00:01
98 1.4 Polo milometer reading? - elekie&a/c doctor
Before you condemn the dash pod for a fault with the mileometer,I would disconnect the battery for 10 mins to see if the speedo resets.The mileage displayed will be from the donor car if a s/hand unit is fitted.hth
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Fri 25 Sep 2009 01:22
98 1.4 Polo milometer reading? - telecaster
The battery disconnected was my first port of call...alas no joy.

Thanks for the help Doc!
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