eritate 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2006 (edited) How difficult or how expensive is it to connect the speedo sensor/cable to the diff of a 1987 E30 320i Manaul Edited January 2, 2006 by eritate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topless 7 Report post Posted January 2, 2006 speedo sender on e30 is in the diff. just 2 wires to connect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eritate 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2006 ok cool... Is there any thing that i should definatley check out on the 87 E30's its pre facelift Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Andrew Report post Posted January 2, 2006 just plug it in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eritate 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2006 yer so i find it hard to believe that when putting in the diff that they neglected 2 wires.. you say its a two wire jobby..... so they didnt plug it in because.. :| but im thinking they plugged it in but the fuse is stuffed because the backlight for the speedo on the dash doesnt go... maybe the two are related ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topless 7 Report post Posted January 2, 2006 speedo plug on diff arrowed. the backlights are on a different circuit. however, the board inside the instrument cluster could be damaged if the batteries on it have leaked and this could cause all sorts of things not to work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eritate 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2006 apparently the reason the diff sensor doesnt go is cuz the diff is a 318i auto diff with manual internals and it needs to be modified to make it work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topless 7 Report post Posted January 3, 2006 sounds like they didn't put the 'star' shaped bit back in that spins between the pickup sensor and sends a signal back to the instrument cluster. Auto and manual diffs are the same inside, just different ratios... there are different size diff casings on the e30, one has 6 bolts holding the rear cover on and the other has 8 bolts. pic shows 'star' thingey.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
