Tire Revolutions
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Tire Revolutions
I have owned a 2000 Accord EX V6 for about a year now. I have noticed that the speedometer is fast by about 5-7 mph at highway speeds. The tire size on the car are factory size (205-65 R15). I suspect that the revolutions setting in the computer have been changed for whatever reason in the cars history. It has about 120k miles on the car and I have not other problems with it.
Can someone tell me how to set the revolutions in the computer or speedo so I can check it or reset it, please?
Scott
Can someone tell me how to set the revolutions in the computer or speedo so I can check it or reset it, please?
Scott
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Speedometer reading high is very common. I don't think the rev/mile is actually a setting that can be adjusted.
In a lot of places (especially Europe) carmakers face really serious fines if the speedometers read even slightly low. So they're careful not to get too close to that line.
In a lot of places (especially Europe) carmakers face really serious fines if the speedometers read even slightly low. So they're careful not to get too close to that line.
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don't forget, some of those radar signs may not be calibrated when you drive by them.
although, I will agree that i have the same problem in my accord.
a friend with a radar gun is going to help me do some testing mainly so i can figure out the distance between a radar gun and my detector based on intensity readings.
although, I will agree that i have the same problem in my accord.
a friend with a radar gun is going to help me do some testing mainly so i can figure out the distance between a radar gun and my detector based on intensity readings.
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I actually noticed a slight diff. on my '92 civic before and after I got new tires (same size) thanks to almost no tread on the old ones. It's possible that the radar speed signs I was going off of were wrong or calibrated differently from when I drove by them before and after the change, hard to say for sure but w/ relatively new tires my speedo was only reading about 2-3 mph over at 35 and was off by less at lower speeds.
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My friend back in highschool had a Ford Crown Victoria with the P51(police interceptor package)
It had a certified calibration logo on the speedo, so maybe find one of those and see for sure??
It had a certified calibration logo on the speedo, so maybe find one of those and see for sure??