Speedometer off by five miles Civic EX '00

Synchros shot? Weird noises while shifting? Not sure what needs to be replaced?
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Re: Speedometer off by five miles Civic EX '00

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AHTOXA wrote:Up to 10% margin of error is considered normal for car manufacturers and is not likely to be replaced as defectve. Many cars suffer from that and most owners do not even know about it.
Tires of the same "Size", but from different manufacturers, can differ by 3% or more, even when new. Tire wear reduces diameter and makes speedometer and odometer optimistic. Speedo & odometer used to be driven by gears off the tranny, so the chosen gear ratio was always closest whole tooth count to the desired ratio and often was not optimized for all tire options. Today's speedos and odometers receive input from antilock brake "Tone Wheels" or similar sensors in the trans, but may not be any more accurate than gear-driven systems of old.
Anyone who really has to know the vehicle speed down to a gnat's rectum uses a "5th wheel" or even an optical sensor.
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Re: Speedometer off by five miles Civic EX '00

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Correct. That is also a factor.

Right now my speedo is exactly accurate vs my GPS.
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