ODO's service life reached.

[DCColegrove]

It seems to be an age thing rather than miles...

I have one that quit at almost 500K and one that just quit at 73K... Both 18 years old.

And this wasn't a problem when e30 was king (when they were 50% or better of the cars we worked on like 10 to 15 years ago)

[fretburnr]

my red '90i was an Arizona car before it came here for four years of 90-100+F summers and -10 winters, and odo was still cranking at 238k.

the white '87is I have now is still cranking at 234k, and has been a midwest car most (if not all) of its life.

Don't think it's the temp changes

[mikeedler]

oddly I have never even come across a broken odometer here in Germany.-- just bad sensors in the diffs.

[stormspike]

Does anyone have a link to a place to get the replacement gears? I remember there was an Ebay seller, but he has not got back to me in the past month. Mine just died at 149k. PM me please. I would replace with another, but probably have same issue soon. I also seem to remember a thread about this with a link to a RC gear that works, etc, but cannot find it now.
Thanks!!

[mark///m3]

my '86 ct car is still going strong at 196k it was in the northeast its whole life

[napabavarian]

PS texas blows.. 90mile round trip to the junkyard...

90 miles one way to the good yards, a fair yard is closer, but gotta hit them all.

I started my own

[e34john]

Does anyone have a link to a place to get the replacement gears? I remember there was an Ebay seller, but he has not got back to me in the past month. Mine just died at 149k. PM me please. I would replace with another, but probably have same issue soon. I also seem to remember a thread about this with a link to a RC gear that works, etc, but cannot find it now.
Thanks!!

Its posted on the first page of the thread. The Ebay guy seemed like a decent seller when I contacted him he doesn't make Motometer gears.

[chucko]

The ODO on my old 325i went out at 168K and was in cali all of its life. I really think it has to do with the stress that is put on the gear when you reset the trip meter while in motion. They will definately last longer if you push the reset trip button when the car is stationary.

[jmarch]

The ODO on my old 325i went out at 168K and was in cali all of its life. I really think it has to do with the stress that is put on the gear when you reset the trip meter while in motion. They will definately last longer if you push the reset trip button when the car is stationary.

Agreed. Also, push the button gently - don't slam it.

[Ben Carufel]

I've put the Odometer Gears sets into 3 or 4 e30's now. All have operated flawlessly afterwards.

[Nicademus]

Seattle car, mines still going at 235,*** miles.

[Philo]

I have 230k located in KC, MO. I wonder who out there has the most?

Anyone have a clue?

P.S. I don't mean to thread jack.

Did the OP fix his problem?

[Ben Carufel]

My 1991 318i is at 277,800 as of this morning.

My 2000 528i is at 280,000.

[Danny]

Lol@Ben's sig.

You live in San Deigo.

[Ben Carufel]

Lol@Ben's sig.

You live in San Deigo.

It's been a cold winter.