Install a RPM counter/Rev counter/Tachometer?

[Soosks]

Hi everybody!

New here, and recently bought a Nissan Micra K11 2000, and really like the car. Just something that annoys me, is that there is no tachometer. Been looking to get one, but I am a completly novice when it comes to cars, but would like to learn me. Could anyone tell me how to install a tachometer? (one of those available on ebay for around £25)

Thank you guys, and sorry for my bad English.

 

[Agent_Sm1th]

Easiest option is to fit the instrument panel with the rev counter in it. 5 screws and its plug and play. They come up on eBay every now and again. Ask @davyboy to see if he's got any. He went through a phase of collecting them.

 

[linusoram]

I assume that this has been solved, but I recently installed an aftermarket tachometer with LED backlighting made by 'Douself' and thought I'd clarify the wiring. Note, this was done on a facelift K11 (2002) 1.0L S model:

Tachometer wire --> Cluster wire

• +12V (not illumination) --> yellow
• Tachometer signal --> blue/black
• Illumination positive -- > red/white (sidelights/main beam live)
• Ground x2 (tachometer power & illumination) --> to chassis

 

[rct]

I assume that this has been solved, but I recently installed an aftermarket tachometer with LED backlighting made by 'Douself' and thought I'd clarify the wiring. Note, this was done on a facelift K11 (2002) 1.0L S model:

Tachometer wire --> Cluster wire

• +12V (not illumination) --> yellow
• Tachometer signal --> blue/black
• Illumination positive -- > red/white (sidelights/main beam live)
• Ground x2 (tachometer power & illumination) --> to chassis

Can I please ask if after you did this did the tacho work properly?
I have done this to my 52 plate k11 and the aftermarket tacho seems slow/sluggish, I checked it via bluetooth obd2 and an app and it is definitely running slow.
Any ideas why?
Rct

 

[linusoram]

Can I please ask if after you did this did the tacho work properly?
I have done this to my 52 plate k11 and the aftermarket tacho seems slow/sluggish, I checked it via bluetooth obd2 and an app and it is definitely running slow.
Any ideas why?
Rct

Mine was pretty sluggish too. I only used it for constant speed monitoring when on the motorway as it wouldn't respond fast enough. Which tachometer are you using?

 

[fuzzy-hair-man]

There's another wire that returns from the distributor (not sure what you have) which is what I used for my older carburettor and points style tacho, the wire goes back into the ecu and is monitored as it will run if disconnected but throws a fault about timing or ignition or some such. Putting the tacho in parallel resulted in the tacho under reading so it seems it needs to be in series.

 

[rct]

There's another wire that returns from the distributor (not sure what you have) which is what I used for my older carburettor and points style tacho, the wire goes back into the ecu and is monitored as it will run if disconnected but throws a fault about timing or ignition or some such. Putting the tacho in parallel resulted in the tacho under reading so it seems it needs to be in series.

I have the coil pack model and the tacho input wire is shared by the abs sensor for some reason or other?
Rct