No Turbo gauge after Odometer fix ?

Hamfisted · Post by **Hamfisted** » 31 Mar 2006, 18:58

I had to repair the odometer gear in my '95 850T and while pulling the cluster apart I popped the Turbo gauge needle off the shaft, had to to get the face plate off. When I put it back together I just pressed the needle back on the shaft about as far as I thought it should go. The needle back was about a quarter inch off the face of the gauge. But when I buttoned it back up and reinstalled everything the Turbo gauge was frozen in the 12 o'clock position and doesn't move with the change in throttle. The hose is hooked up like its supposed to be. But even blowing compressed air into the hose the needle won't move

. Has anyone else with a Turbo done the odometer repair and had this problem, or anyone no a cure? Thanks.

P.S. The odometer gear replacement was fairly easy and only took me about an hour.

Mike
'95 850T

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 31 Mar 2006, 19:53

It's like the needles on a clock. Somehow you've gotten it fubarred and out of kelter...either messed up the tension in it when you slipped it over the needle or it's not set on the needle correctly. Keep messing with it and you might get it working again.

moinsundemi · Post by **moinsundemi** » 10 Feb 2007, 08:37

Hello,

I exhume this topic after almost one year

Because I'm experiencing the same problem ... I just can't get my turbo gauge working. It is stuck. Does anyone have the solution ?

Sorry for not having done a presentation post, but my hands are dirty as I'm working on the car.

And sorry too for my English ... I'm French

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 10 Feb 2007, 09:05

If you guys can't get this sorted, adding an external vacuum/boost gauge is always a decent option and will tell you a whole lot more than the turbo needle that's built in. In fact, the calibrations on this (or lack of) are so bad that the only real information this gauge gives you is if your turbo is working or not (on or off, that's it).

Lotek A-piller pod installed with an Autometer vacuum/boost gauge in it.
The pod was bought here: http://gaugepods.com/volvo.html
The gauge here: http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch ... &N=700+115
Btw, it is easy to fish the vacuum hose to the gauge through the firewall pass-through and up the A-pillar to connect. The other end just connects to a nipple on the vacuum tree under the throttle cover.