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Fiat 126 Chat => Fiat 126 Mechanical Problem Solving => Topic started by: Draigflag on April 22, 2011, 10:56:10 AM

Title: ODD odometer!
Post by: Draigflag on April 22, 2011, 10:56:10 AM

I noticed when i bought the car last year it had 15995 miles on it. Given the fact that it's been in storage and I've probably only done 7 to 12 miles total in it, i was surprised to see that the odometer now reads 15992 miles!

Any ideas? It's a tad concerning as 1. It could mean that the mileage isn't accurate or genuine and 2. Could it be illegal? It's clocking itself!

Anybody came across this before?

Title: Re: ODD odometer!
Post by: bis13 on April 22, 2011, 12:11:07 PM

go out and drive it for a few miles and see if it counts up or down i doubt if it is counting the wrong way as that would mean that the cable is turning the wrong way which would mean that the gearbox is turning the wrong way which means the engine turns the wrong way?

Title: Re: ODD odometer!
Post by: Draigflag on April 22, 2011, 04:48:06 PM

Hang on, think I'm losing my marbles age 24!  ???

http://youtu.be/6uu5JNN-x-c

Just watched the video again, jump to 1.10 and you can see the odometer reads 15957 not 15992! What an idiot!  :$

Guess i've done 38 miles in it, had it 1 year in June! Not quite sure how i got so confused over that...

Title: Re: ODD odometer!
Post by: bis13 on April 22, 2011, 09:17:59 PM

doh!! homer get another doughnut...........