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[Webby the Bear]

Good afternoon guys, hope you’re all well.

Haven’t driven the omega for a while and I’m using it over the Christmas period. Drives beautiful as always. But no speedo and no rev counter. Temp and fuel gauges still working. And the rev needle is flickering really fast.

I’m hoping it’s not the start of ABS ECU needing doing but if it is I’ll have to make time for it. Any ideas?

Oh and no ABS or TC lights on, just the issue with the dials 🥰🥰🥰

[dave the builder]

This seems quite a common fault 

more so on 2.6 & 3.2

swapping the binnacle solves it ,so there's obviously something wrong with the clusters

you need to swap the binnacle from the same engine size 
 

[dave the builder]

Something like THIS clicky  is a quick solution if you need an MOT (working speedo is required)

[TheBoy]

Have you recently jump started it, or used a shitty old battery charger?  Some of the faulty ones I'm aware of might have been due to to these...

[Webby the Bear]

Thanks boys. So we think it’s the cluster? If so I’ll whip it off and send it to ECU testing or BBA. Thanks all and merry Christmas.

Ps TB no jumping/charging recently 🥰🥰🥰

[Tick Tock]

Mine's a 2.5 like yours Webby, and it did exactly the same a few years ago, flickering needle and no rev counter speedo.

In the end I removed the binacle, cleaned the contacts and refitted, but it didn't make much difference.

However I got better results after removing and checking / cleaning the 2 big round multi-plug connectors by the fuse box. It's been running fine for 3 years without a problem.

[dave the builder]

Thanks boys. So we think it’s the cluster? If so I’ll whip it off and send it to ECU testing or BBA. Thanks all and merry Christmas.

Ps TB no jumping/charging recently 🥰🥰🥰

Several OOFers have swapped the cluster to resolve it .
mileometer still works ,just the tach and speedo needles die
it can start working again .then die again 

 

[TheBoy]

Always worth reseating the cluster on its connector, but ultimately it does seem to be the cluster itself that fails, particularly on FL models.

At one point I wondered if it was it was losing its coding due to age, but I'm sure I reapplied that on some of Gixer's several failed clusters.

[polilara]

Hello, interesting, what is this "Reseating Cluster", how to do this?

[STEMO]

Hello, interesting, what is this "Reseating Cluster", how to do this?

Give it a whack 

[dave the builder]

Hello, interesting, what is this "Reseating Cluster", how to do this?

Give it a whack 

indeed 
BUT...

You have to use the official GENUINE VAUXHALL RESET TOOL "purchased from a dealer, that you walk into" or you invalidate the warranty 

[ronnyd]

Hello, interesting, what is this "Reseating Cluster", how to do this?

Give it a whack 

indeed 
BUT...

You have to use the official GENUINE VAUXHALL RESET TOOL "purchased from a dealer, that you walk into" or you invalidate the warranty 

Tools of the trade Dave?

[Doctor Gollum]

Hello, interesting, what is this "Reseating Cluster", how to do this?

Give it a whack 

indeed 
BUT...

You have to use the official GENUINE VAUXHALL RESET TOOL "purchased from a dealer, that you walk into" or you invalidate the warranty 

The bumper installation tool of window trim installation tool both work really well.

Bitch mittens not required and there's possibly even a guide for it

[dave the builder]

Hello, interesting, what is this "Reseating Cluster", how to do this?

Give it a whack 

indeed 
BUT...

You have to use the official GENUINE VAUXHALL RESET TOOL "purchased from a dealer, that you walk into" or you invalidate the warranty 

Tools of the trade Dave?

 

i've owned a lot of Vauxhalls , so having the right tools to work on them makes sense 

[countrywoman]

I have an 8lb sledge hammer ,that will fix it!!