Rubik

I was stopped at the light the other day and the radio was off and I could hear a very subtle revolutionary screeching coming from the cluster. I realized it was from the Tachometer. When I rev'ed the engine, noise went away but at idle it just goes "squieech, squieech, squieech, ...." I would say about 10x/sec

Is my tach about to fart and go dead?

Thanks!

5CHN3LL

I don't understand why an electronic cluster would squeak - if a stepper motor is used to position the needle, it's not turning constantly.

Is there any chance that this is a creak from the cluster rubbing the dash at certain RPM, or maybe alternator noise from the front left speaker?

If the tach was mechanical, this would make sense - but it seems odd for an electronic cluster...

996pp

Spray some WD-40 on it.. that should either kill the cricket or lube it's legs

Rubik

OK, so the tach is not mechanical. So what you say makes sense. I'll check again and see if its something rubbing from vibration and good point on the alternator static noise but the radio was off.

Thanks dude!

Rubik

Thanks DTMiller!

Soaringman

Hey , my frunk hood wouldn't pop up enough for me to get my fingers under it. So I sprayed some wd 40 on the mechanism , now it pops right up

Rubik

Yup! I can't imagine any garage or household without it.

JayG

WD-40 is not a lubricant

Use a Tri-flow or another teflon spray

pfbz

There should be a freakin' snopes entry for WD-40...

It most definitely *is* a lubricant, though a light one. Look at the MSDS sheet if you don't believe me.

911 carrera blue

Paging Hurdigurdiman!!!!!!

DTMiller

WD-40 is not a really good lubricant, unless you randomly spray it anywhere.

Rubik

pfbz

It actually happens to work perfectly on cricket legs...

5CHN3LL

Note: Since Hurdi is British, and the British do some things on the wrong side, it may help to hold the can upside-down when applying WD-40 to anything he recommends using it on. If you don't have room to invert the can, at least consider holding it in your off-hand - i.e. if you're right-handed, use your left hand.

If none of this helps, try relabeling the can "04-DW".

OP, any news on your crickets?

Gonzo911

It's mice. It's always mice...