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ea82t speed sensor
Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 8:59 pm
by rxbrumby
I have fitted an ea82t into my brumby, I was wondering if not using the speed sensor in the dash would cause any problems other than giving a fault code?
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Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 10:53 pm
by Brad
If it is anything like an EJ it will cause you to stall on occasion when you pull up after driving. Also effects fuel economy.
I would guess it does the same in an EA 82T.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 7:53 am
by Craigus
Actually, with the EA82T's it doesn't seem to matter. Lots of people run without swapping over to the dash cluster that has the speed sensor, or building in a sperate speed sensor.
I'm not totally sure that there isn't a "uses more fuel" issue, but I don't think there is.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 1:01 pm
by SCOOBIDOO
i have an ea82t in another body,and it use,s the same fuel with or without the sensor...although i know for sure it stalls every 3 minutesdue to a fuel increase momentarily....if you have the engine idle up at 1200 it seems to pull thropugh by the time it drops to 750 or so once it initiates its glitch...
anyhow i have a speed sensor and am going to install it beside the magnetic bell spool on the speedo on the new car and this will give it the pulse it needs...by the way when the vehicle is not in motion..there is no reading...disconnected state...so you can still eliminate the speed sensor for any tuning probs you have as it is the same as being disconnected..when the vehicle is staionary..cheers
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:57 pm
by Gannon
The speed sensor is designed to up the idle speed when the car is moving, supposed to create less stress for the clutch of something
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 5:14 pm
by Fury
Suparoo wrote:The speed sensor is designed to up the idle speed when the car is moving, supposed to create less stress for the clutch of something
In addition, If you have air suspension or cruise control, it responds with lowering the suspension automatically after a given speed, and using the pulses for the speed control side of the cruise.
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 6:36 pm
by steptoe
Where is this speed sensor on auto 4WD EA82T L Series sedan ?
Do I even have one ?
Wassit look like ?
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 7:13 pm
by SCOOBIDOO
Its a tiny glass switch attached inside the speedo at the rear on the bottom..just under the 100km/h signal switch...it has a ground and a trigger side...cheers
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:43 pm
by rxbrumby
Thanks guys, for the info. I now think it is more to do with the air flow meter, as I have substituted the one off of my RX and it seams to get a bit better. its not really that big a problem gets ok fuel consumption, just annoying. trying to get it engineered so it needs to pass emissions etc.
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 12:18 pm
by steptoe
ah, so it relies on speedo cable hooked up and working ?
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:46 pm
by Craigus
so it relies on speedo cable hooked up and working ?
Yep.