2003 Ford Focus "check gauge rpm goes down" Questions

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...rpm's. What i figure out is that there is no chance for speedo to be re-set to show exact speed. What I did is, while driving ex. 50 or 60 or even 70 kph (km per hour) I install the nedle but while ...

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...then RPM gauge goes crazy. Its all over the dial. Up to 4k then down to 0. Any ideas? Check your Alternator.  If itis charging and arcing inside the case, the gauges like rpm can

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exhaust leak, must be fixed. The gauge thing may be an old, loose alternator belt, giving low voltage when things are cold and stiff. A new belt may help. Do a voltage check while watching the gauges.

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...rpm gauge reads high and gradually goes down. however when i try go over 100 kms per hour my rpm gauge tends to go over and stay at 2 which is not normal for my vehicle. It idles normal at start up ...

...rpm, and so on ) . If the gauge is moving back and forth erratically at idle , i would say the gauge is bad. If it drops to 0 while accelerating I would say your oil pump is bad. If from time to time ...

...when I am at a stop light the batt. gauge goes to 10.5 to 11.0....When I go down the road again the batt. gauge goes back to 14.5.What could be the problem? Check your ground connections to the ...

...back and forth it does this 3 or 4 times and quits until the engine is warmed up? Plz check engine coolant temperature sending unit that feeds the computer. (Not the one that controls gauge on

...gauge goes up when the car is started and then drops to zero and the CHECK GAUGES light comes on. I have checked the oil and it is fine and running through the engine. u Have a problem with the oil ...

...gauge. Check engine light goes off when I drop the acceleration below the 3 mark. oil pump sounds like it maybe scavenging for oil ,check oil level, oilpressure----how long since filter was changed? ...

...stays in the the nomal area ,its ok . just means @ an idle the pressure is lower . is normal for it to go up and down . if your oil pressure gets to low the check gauge, or engine light will come on

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