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97 honda accord the speedometer bouncing all over and causing the transmission to shift roughly do i need a vechicle speed sensor or a speedometer speed sensor

Need information on which kind of sensor i need for my 1997 honda accord

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This car is known for bad Instrument Clusters. Not to say that it is out of the question that your speed sensor could be bad... But 75% of the time it is the Cluster in the 1996-1997 Accord.. Car Part com Used Auto Parts Market

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 09, 2008

SOURCE: i need 1996 honda accord speed sensor plug wiring diagram

Diagram is courtesy of honda

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 13, 2009

SOURCE: SPEED SENSOR LOCATION FOR 1996 HONDA ACCORD

on the trans, its underneath the battery, in-line with the battery clamp toward the front of the car.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 14, 2009

SOURCE: 1995 honda accord speedometer and odometer not working

Sounds like either your speedometer cable, your nylon gear on the side of the tranny where the cable ties in, or the odometer itself is shot. One of those three will set you straight. If you are able, remove the cluster, take the cable off the back, and pull it out of the sheath. You will see if its broken or not from there. If not, slide it back into the sheath, then you have to find out where the sheath meets the tranny, and pull it off of there. Then, you can get someone else to watch the speedo as you turn the cable from the bottom. If it works, great, if not, then its your cluster/odometer/speedo. If it does work, the small gear in the transmission is shot.

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  • Posted on Feb 15, 2009

SOURCE: 91 speedometer and miles

I have a 91 Accord. When I purchased it, the speedometer did not work. I replaced the VSS (Vehicle Speed Sensor) and the speedometer started working again. I paid $24 for the sensor on ebay. The local part stores wanted $150. It's an easy fix. It takes about 20 minutes to replace.

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  • Posted on May 07, 2009

SOURCE: Rough shifting automatic transmission on Honda Accord from 1st to 2nd gear

it has a problem with the second gear drum it cracks and does not fully engauge the n shifts to 3rd ..many honda owners also learn the 8 bucks a quart is the only fluid to pour in a honda..but remember 3 qaurts per drain and fill the tranny holds 7q ....it will take a case to do a drain flush...a high pressure flush will ruin a automatic tranny with alot of miles or metal deposits floating around inside..DRAIN AND FILL 3 QUARTS AT A TIME NO GASKET NEEDED ITS BUILT AND DESIGNED LIKE A MANUAL TRANNY

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