Since day 1 my Evo has had a strange defect. The speedo "sticks" when moving away from a stop. Sometimes I have to get up to 60 or 70 MPH before it "unsticks" and starts indicating the correct speed. I have waited a few weeks to break it in and see if it loosens up. It hasn't.

My problem is this, if I take it in to the dealer to fix, and they want to replace the instrument cluster, do I not lose the mileage that is on that cluster? By default, then don't I go "mileage unknown" on my title and loose a bundle on resale? I have been in the car business and I know that regardless of how it happens, NO ONE will buy a car that has had its mileage messed with.

What do you guys think I should do?

 

no, they will restore your original mileage. only the dealer can adjust mileage so you will be all set. take it in and fix the problem...

 

That would be great if it is true! Thanks, I feel better about the whole situation....

 

I changed to a Ralliart instrument cluster and the mitsu shop forwarded the odometer to the correct setting. They used the mitsu service computer/tool, I think it was called MUT II, and it could simulate that the car was moving. Kind of a wierd feeling, suddenly the speedo started moving but the car was standing still I think the fastest it could do was around 160mph so it can take a while if you have lots of miles on the clock They said they couldn't do the other direction though

 

On my old honda, there was a trick I did to keep the needles from sticking when I installed indiglow overlays. On the honda gauge clusters, you could take them apart and pull the needles out a little bit so that the needles wouldn't get stuck on the overlays. You just had to be careful not to pull them out too much or pop them off, but it worked quite well. I don't know if this trick will work on the Evo gauges, but its worth a try.

 

Thanks for the help all, but the LAST thing I want to do at this point is to crack open the cluster... My guages are still stock and under factory warranty...