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DISCUSSION => Interior => Topic started by: danegel on January 10, 2010, 05:16:33 PM

Title: Gauge cluster wont work...ne suggestions?
Post by: danegel on January 10, 2010, 05:16:33 PM

I'm currently rebuilding a 92' 318i and I can't get the gauges to work. Idiot lights function but none of the gauges will move. Fuses are good and the cluster is getting power. Any body encounter something similar?

Title: Gauge cluster wont work...ne suggestions?
Post by: DesktopDave on January 10, 2010, 05:33:36 PM

I've heard about bad ground nuts on e30 coolant & temp gauges.  I also had an e34 with bad capacitors (http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Maintenance/Electrical/Capacitors.htm) that killed all the gauges.  I'm not sure which one the e36 cluster is more like.  I think parts might swap between these three cars, but I haven't tried it myself yet.

Title: Gauge cluster wont work...ne suggestions?
Post by: superj on January 18, 2010, 07:51:54 PM

maybe the solder is cracker also?  the early e30 cars had problems with the solder on the boards cracking with age.  i just reflowed and never had issues again.

this is on an older cluster though,  i have never had issues on a newer cluster (87 on)