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Title: rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: KelvinIOW on 11 July 2004, 17:26
Hey there im new 2 day and was wondering if anyone can help one day i left my lights on and had a flat battery and had to bump start my car and after i did that my rev counter doesnt work and my clock shows a mumbled up image now my MFA has stopped i used to be able to go through the features on my MFA but it seems to have stopped now since i bumped my car any ideas please as its really annoying me.
Also have i paid a good price for a set of BBS Split rims 15" which have just been referbished with tyres they are mirror polished i paid ?500.00 what u reckon?
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: Blue MK2 on 11 July 2004, 18:50
Welcome to the forum.

Tried resetting the MFA by the battery?

give it a go then let us know ;)
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: Doug Mk2 on 15 July 2004, 13:38
Quote from: Blue MK2 on 11 July 2004, 18:50
Welcome to the forum.

Tried resetting the MFA by the battery?

give it a go then let us know ;)

this problem has also happened to me - how do you reset the mfa?
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: gibby on 15 July 2004, 13:53
Just take the terminals off your battery, leave for a few seconds and reconnect, this should give the MFA a boot.  :)
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: rubjonny on 16 July 2004, 10:56
Or you could just take the clock/radio/interior light fuse out instead.  But if you prefer to go under your bonnet disconnecting the battery will work too  ;)
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: piggy on 18 July 2004, 12:54
The same thing has happened to my new golf, knew it when I bought it but still thought it was a good buy. The rev counter does sometimes blip and the water temp light flashes at the same time.
I was going to get a clever auto lectrician a mate knows to look at it but has anyone done any of the above checks to see if they work.
I hope so as it wouldn't cost  ;D
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: daros on 18 July 2004, 20:51
Quote from: piggy on 18 July 2004, 12:54
The same thing has happened to my new golf, knew it when I bought it but still thought it was a good buy. The rev counter does sometimes blip and the water temp light flashes at the same time.
I was going to get a clever auto lectrician a mate knows to look at it but has anyone done any of the above checks to see if they work.
I hope so as it wouldn't cost  ;D

Exactly the same happens with mine from time to time.....instruments come to life briefly and then die again grrrr
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: piggy on 19 July 2004, 02:13
KelvinIOW did you try the recommended fix ? Did it work?
Please let us know. ???
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: KelvinIOW on 19 July 2004, 09:13
Sorry i thought id sent a reply sorry bout that!

Yes it did fix the problem just took the tereminals off the battery for about 30 seconds then put them back on and its all sorted now!

Nice one mate cheers

Now i can play with the MFA to my hearts content nice one!

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: gibby on 19 July 2004, 09:15
I beleive it did as he then started a thread thanking Blue MK2 for his initial advice. Give it a try anyway, it's only taking a fuse our or disconnecting the battery  ;D
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: KelvinIOW on 19 July 2004, 09:22
oh yer i thought i was going mad then i thought i did a reply somwhere out there hey still sane juuuuuuuuuust :P
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: lewis on 19 July 2004, 13:22
I had the same problem with my MFA and rev counter. The rev counter would blip up to about 1000 RPM and the water led would flash. I tried removing the correct fuse a few months back but this had no effect. I then took the clocks out to check the connections but everything seemed fine. In the end I bought a new set of clocks which fixed the rev counter but not the MFA. Does anyone  know what could be causing the MFA not to work as it was defiantly working in the car I tuck the clocks from. ???
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: KelvinIOW on 19 July 2004, 16:24
Lewis have u tried disconnecting ur battery for about 30 seconds then reconecting it cos it worked for me if u havnt tried it then give it a go tell me how u got on!

(Knowledge was acuired by Blue Mk2 many thanx) :D
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: daros on 19 July 2004, 19:11
The disconnecting battery thing hasn't worked for mine...neither for that matter has removing/changing the fuse in the fusebox. FRUSTRATING!! lol
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: Haydn on 19 July 2004, 21:20
My rev counter and MFA has never worked. I was told that it is a common problem. there is an advert in the Rabbit magazine and apperently they are charging 100 to fix the problem!!!

Do u think i should try disconnecting my battery?
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: gibson on 19 July 2004, 22:50
this happened to me w week or so ago. I disconnected the battery and it worked, but now my digital clock doesnt keep the correct time. Any Ideas people??. it seems to only work when the engine/ignition is on
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: gibby on 20 July 2004, 08:49
Quote from: gibson on 19 July 2004, 22:50
it seems to only work when the engine/ignition is on

Sounds to me like there is no constant feed to the clock.  :-\ Does position 2 of your MFA keep all the details ? If this resets itself then I'd deffo say it doesn't have a constant feed.

Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: piggy on 20 July 2004, 17:19
Just disconnected the battery thinking," this sounds to good to be true". And I was right.
The revcounter and MFA still don't work, though the clock reset, WOW. :(
Anyone with anyideas before I start to have to shell out some serious dosh :'(
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: rubjonny on 21 July 2004, 10:55
Buy a second hand set of clocks, alot cheaper than spending ?100!!
Title: Re:rev counter & clock stopped
Post by: piggy on 21 July 2004, 23:36
While out tonight the Revcounter started to work and the MFA was also fully functioning with the water temp light not flickering. I thought that for a short while God had seen fit to bless me with some good luck. ;D
Should have known that after just 1 mile it went intermittent again. :(
Any more ideas, sounds like a faulty wire/connection somewhere? ???