Vehicle Speed Sensor - which one?


alexb

alexb

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Hi All,

It looks like the vehicle speed sensor's failed on my EK9 (removed suspect speed converter chip and the speedo still not working) so I phoned my local Honda dealer for price and availability of a new one.

The bloke on the phone looked the part up and said there are 2 options listed, Denso and Matsushita. They're roughly the same price (£173.79 +VAT for the Denso, or £162.87 +VAT for the Matsushita) but does anyone know which I should go for? It's a bit dark after work to be getting the old one off the car to check what's on there.

Cheers,
Alex
 
Id be looking for a second hand one mate, will be a good bit cheaper. Try Dunx or Tegiwa
 
Funny I was just talking to the missus about that.

TBH I'd prefer just to get a new one, then it rules that part out of any further issue with the speedo. Ebay converter chips are more likely to fail than the sensor, so if I know that's good then it's easier to troubleshoot :)

Cheers,
Alex
 
alexb said:
Funny I was just talking to the missus about that.

TBH I'd prefer just to get a new one, then it rules that part out of any further issue with the speedo. Ebay converter chips are more likely to fail than the sensor, so if I know that's good then it's easier to troubleshoot :)

Cheers,
Alex
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Your choice mate, not often I see them go faulty though....
 
Vtec6000 said:
Your choice mate, not often I see them go faulty though....
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No, it surprised me too, but I removed the converter chip and rewired the loom straight back to the sensor and nothing from the speedo...
 
alexb said:
No, it surprised me too, but I removed the converter chip and rewired the loom straight back to the sensor and nothing from the speedo...
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Did you check the plug connector at speed sensor itself? might be loose or water got in...
 
where are you based ? if near manchester welcome to try 1 i have to see if vss at fault or not
 
It WILL be the VSS.... I had to change mine not long ago. Got a 2nd hand one off Tegiwa for about £40 if my memory serves me well. I just don't see the point in a brand new one especially at that price
 
Vtec6000 said:
Did you check the plug connector at speed sensor itself? might be loose or water got in...
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Yep, it's been on and off a few times, clicks in nicely each time and the contacts are nice and clean, no water or oil/dirt.
 
see if someone nearby is kind enough to let you try 1 they have
 
Vtec6000 said:
Time for a replacement so i guess...
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Yep, seems like it.

So - who's got a Denso sensor, and who's got a Matsushita, and do we know if there is there any difference?

Cheers,
Alex
 
any green dirt in the plug?
i had that problem in mine nd cleaned it out and it worked fine after
 
alan168 said:
any green dirt in the plug?
i had that problem in mine nd cleaned it out and it worked fine after
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as mentioned it looks pretty clean but as i'm going to have to remove the sensor anyway to see what make it is (assuming it's written on there) i'll have a closer look.

cheers,
Alex
 
It was the sensor that was broken. I ordered the Denso sensor and fitted it on Saturday, quick test with the speedo reading in KMs, wired the converter back in and it's all good :)
 
Could anyone tell me where this sensor is? Looks like mines going a bit faulty and may need a clean.
 
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