Triumphrat

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Which unit on the bike holds the odometer value - is it the instrument cluster, the ECU or what? And, if you replace the unit that holds the value, what value replaces it? The new value in the replacement (new?) unit?

Just curious.

Will

I am pretty sure it is in the instrument cluster, and if you replace the instrument cluster, you get whatever is in the new one. It makes sense to put it in the ECU, but I don't know that they do it that way.

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Auto Eng. 101:
Normally, in most automotive applications, the mileage (or km) along with engine hours are retained in the engine ECU -medium duty & heavy truck applications (SAE 1708, 1939). In light vehicles (ie, SAE 1850) I believe that this parameter exists as well.
As for the S4 cluster, I believe that the odometer also accumulates and is retained in the ECU. Otherwise, it would be easy to 'fudge' the mileage on the bike for resale or otherwise...
hmm...just my 1.5 cents.

Joe275

one way for sure is to check ur mileage, unplug the cluster, and take her on a nice long ride. if there is no change, then it is obviously in the cluster, if there is, then it must be in the ECU.....

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i just got my tt back after it was stolen. the mechanic had to put a new instrument cluster in as they thieves lost that somewhere. anyway, the mileage is the same as it was when they stole it, plus 50k's or so. must be stored elsewhere to the instruments.

i just got my tt back after it was stolen. the mechanic had to put a new instrument cluster in as they thieves lost that somewhere. anyway, the mileage is the same as it was when they stole it, plus 50k's or so. must be stored elsewhere to the instruments.

ferrus

I was trying to figure out how someone could have stolen a bike and racked up 50,000 miles and not gotten far enough away. But then I realized that I was being a silly american and kilometers are the standard for measure the world round, 'cept here, 'cause we're dif'rent.


Oh, and it sucks that your bike was stolen but congratulations on getting it back.

Nathan

ferrus

I was trying to figure out how someone could have stolen a bike and racked up 50,000 miles and not gotten far enough away. But then I realized that I was being a silly american and kilometers are the standard for measure the world round, 'cept here, 'cause we're dif'rent.


Oh, and it sucks that your bike was stolen but congratulations on getting it back.

Nathan

yeh sorry, should really have put kilometers.

was a***** to find my bike stolen, but luckily the thief wasn't too good. managed to hotwire the bike, but then couldn't get the tank open when they ran out of gas. still cost the insurance company AUD$5500 and me $500. bastards.

yeh sorry, should really have put kilometers.

was a***** to find my bike stolen, but luckily the thief wasn't too good. managed to hotwire the bike, but then couldn't get the tank open when they ran out of gas. still cost the insurance company AUD$5500 and me $500. bastards.