lost all gauge activity

[j4mou]

started this morning after putting a new battery on it, and I have no activity on the gauges on startup so no revs, no oil press, no battery etc, any ideas?

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Earth?

 

[j4mou]

yes derbyshire you? Lol

 

[Motorhead]

Stupid questions.... but has the battery actually been charged and have you connected it up correctly?

 

[944 man]

On an oval dash car Id guess that the edge connector has come loose.

 

[j4mou]

where's that simon? Come and get this wii fit board and show me. Battery is definatly fitted correctly.

j

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Just down the road - Leicester.England Earth ....[]
Assuming oval dash , they have 3 push on electrical connectors, secured with small levers each end. These are sometimes broken allowing the connector to disconnect.
You may be able to get at them in duty from underneath, but probably best to remove the cluster.

 

[j4mou]

cheers mike, I'm going to have a look this afternoon.

 

[Mike_Pollock]

Magnetic medium sized crosshead screwdriver stops you losing the screws down the air vents!

 

[Elliot]

ORIGINAL: j4mou

started this morning after putting a new battery on it, and I have no activity on the gauges on startup so no revs, no oil press, no battery etc, any ideas?

sorry to go off topic but james your inbox is full

 

[j4mou]

that should be sorted now elliott []

 

[j4mou]

fuse 18 was to be blame for the dash, however sunroof now not working, the fuse for that number 1, is fine though, so any other ideas.

 

[simkin911]

ORIGINAL: j4mou

fuse 18 was to be blame for the dash, however sunroof now not working, the fuse for that number 1, is fine though, so any other ideas.

Try the micro-switch between the sun visors. It was my problem on my last sunroof issue.

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: j4mou

fuse 18 was to be blame for the dash, however sunroof now not working, the fuse for that number 1, is fine though, so any other ideas.

Have you tried removing the fuse that you mended, checking all other fuses and then seeing whether the sunroof works? Did the sunroof work before for certain? What youd be trying to establish is whether you have an electrical problem caused by a short circuit / backfeeding.

I struggling to get at the moment, as my car has a massive bottom end problem... Ive sorted out an engine but Im not sure where Im going to get the work done - probably at an MX-5 specialist near to Doncaster.

 

[j4mou]

no both stopped at the same time, ok well do you want to paypal me and ile send it via courier? Bad luck with the engine. Have you moved the 924 from robs?