Thread: Defender Speedo, Is yours Accurate??

Mine was similar - over read with 31" tyres. After changing to 255/85's it reads 110kph, actual 111kph (by gps), near enough for me!


Paul [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

It might just the speedo that's inaccurate. Have you checked the distance recorded by the odometer vs that recorded by a GPS?

My County reads 5km/h high at 100km/h. I haven't checked the odometer.

Ron

My old 300tdi would read 107 on the speedo, however read 100 on the GPS. Seemed to be a common fault with all Defenders.

I'll have to wait until i get it on the road properly and do a run down the Fwy..

I'll measure the tyres to make sure they are 32"

Bugger....

Originally posted by sclarke
Bugger....

no.......thats a tojo.

When doing a long distance run I checked the odometer by GPS and by the mile posts and both the odometer and speedo are over reading by 5-7 percent.

This annoys me actually - for starters it mean I am in denial when I say I sometimes get better than 10litres per 100km.

I also believe that most cars really start to drink above 100km so can I sit on 107 and still be going at an economical rate?

Can it be adjusted easily, other than getting tyres with a lesser diameter?

yer mine is the same, thats why the gps isn't a put in when I need it item like it was suppose to be. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]