So the past couple of weeks I've noticed that the first time I drive the car each day the tach is really choppy, it sometimes gets stuck at random rpm intervals and does not rotate smoothly at all. I noticed the temp gauge having much the same problem. After driving around for a bit, it finally smooths out and is fine for the rest of the day.
Because this only occurs the first time I drive the car and smooths out somewhat quickly (10-15min of driving to school) I am guessing the problem is just a grease issue not covering the gears completely or the grease hardens a bit overnight.
Just a little location info: my car has always lived in warm climates, 1st Houston then New Orleans so it's never been through a "real" winter before. I moved up to maryland about a year and a half ago and noticed that this problem seems to only happen when it gets cold (40's and below). In warm weather I have never had an issue.
What is the best way to re-grease the gears for the tach without screwing anything up on the cluster? Also is there a particular grease that is used for it? Do y'all think it may be some other type of problem? My SI board and the rest of the cluster work perfectly fine.
Because this only occurs the first time I drive the car and smooths out somewhat quickly (10-15min of driving to school) I am guessing the problem is just a grease issue not covering the gears completely or the grease hardens a bit overnight.
Just a little location info: my car has always lived in warm climates, 1st Houston then New Orleans so it's never been through a "real" winter before. I moved up to maryland about a year and a half ago and noticed that this problem seems to only happen when it gets cold (40's and below). In warm weather I have never had an issue.
What is the best way to re-grease the gears for the tach without screwing anything up on the cluster? Also is there a particular grease that is used for it? Do y'all think it may be some other type of problem? My SI board and the rest of the cluster work perfectly fine.
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