sup guys, does anybody know where the speed sensor is? on the 91 max.. my speedometer hasnt been workin and someone told me it maybe that, well actually my speedometer and my odo. stoped at the same time.. anyone else have this prob?- i replace the guages, cuz i thought the guages might be bad, but it wasnt that, and like i said someone told me it maybe the VSS. but i have no clue where that is located? any pictures of this thing. or do u guys think it maybe something else?

 

it is at the top of the trans

 

If you have a fsm you can look in their to see how to test it and also check to be sure you have a good connection

 

u say its on top of the trans, is it near or by the oil filter on the 91 max's?

 

I've got VE
the trans is on the drivers side up the car by the airbox

 

Hey I have the same prob so I feel your pain hope I get it fixed soon I already got 3 tickets my best one yet was 100 in a 55 told the cop my spedometer was bad and he laughed at me still got the ticket and suspended license

 

had the sam prob with my speedo but my tach was fine. i changed the speed sensor but have occasional problems. seems to occur most in high humid cond. and hotter days. i use my tach to guess my speed range on the highway. no tickets yet. hope I don't jinx myself

 

I have the same problem too. Replacing the VSS did not fix my problem, but I know my VSS was dying anyway(as per error code). I assume it has bad solder connections just like the Lock timer box etc. I have a GPS and a window mount, which displays my speed as well as the maps. Probably cheaper than replacing the cluster

Cheers

 

Wow! Seems like this is a common problem. Had similar thing happen with my '89. Speedo and odo both quit a the same time. I changed the inst. panel with used one. still didn't work. Found out (with help from this forum) that I was looking at the wrong thing as the speedometer pinion. When I did finally locate it(firewall side of tranny and kind of under the oil filter, I noticed that the top of the unit looked like it was sticking out. I tapped it back in and my speedo and odo have worked ever since. I guess I pulled on the leads at sometime(when changing oil maybe) and lifted the top of the Snesor out. At least now I know where the darn thing is if it does quit for good.

 

check the speedo pinion connected to the VSS. the plastic teeth may be gone. if not, then check the continuity at the harness. if none, then you might need to rewire directly to the ECU or cluster. i rewired it directly to my cluster, routing the new wires from the VSS through the wheel well gromet to the back of the cluster. this fixed my odo/speedometer. however, the speedometer will drop to zero if i drive for a really long time (ie, road trips).

 

does anyone have a pic of where the speed sensor is located on the trans?......i tried following the directions you guys gave on this but im new to cars and i can not find it

 

top of the trans