urabus1995 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Hi Guys, Any Ideas? My 94 import Legacy TS Type R, is now on the road and running beautifully!!! One requirement for passing import test was to have the Speedo converted to read in MPH. The reading on the odometer when I got it was only 38000 Km. ( approx 24,000 miles). After the conversion, it , not surprisingly was still reading 38000. On the way to work today , which is the second day I have used the car on the road, I noticed that the odometer was not clocking distance travelled !? I was wondering if this is a mechanical device, cable or something, or if it is electronic? The guys who set up the car to British spec for me, are in Japan buying more cars, so I cant ask them about it. I am not too bothered about the actual reading starting off higher in "miles" than it should , as I intend to have the car a long long time ,but I think the law requires the clock to be recording miles travelled???. does anyone know if the speed reading and the milometer are two separate devices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Not sure if your '94 is mechanical or electronic as far as speedometer cabling is concerned, but the odometer and speedometer go hand in hand. Maybe they didn't notice the odometer was not working. I would take it back to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy777 Posted November 24, 2003 Share Posted November 24, 2003 Is the 94 you have the older body style, or the newer bodystyle older body style http://www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/images/subaru/jimturbo1.jpg newer body style http://www.surrealmirage.com/subaru/images/subaru/brandonausrs.jpg The older body style has a mechanical cable driven from tranny to combination meter. The newer one is probably electronic the whole way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urabus1995 Posted November 24, 2003 Author Share Posted November 24, 2003 Hi Josh, Its hard to say, mine is an estate wagon type, with a very individual look about it. No photo yet to show you. I have been tryin to find out what the TS type R badge means, and it seemingly stands for Touring Sports ( with sports suspension I believe.) if you know any source of history of Legacy models, I would love to know as I still cant find out much about this one. thanks for replyin John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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