Is This Cluster Capacitor Failure?

[jehu]

https://youtu.be/GfeIs6ZIung

I have another cluster I think I recall I can just pull the coding plug from this one and transfer the mileage information over correct? Thanks

[shogun]

in case the cluster has the same color backplate and the same tank size, then you can transfer the coding plug. This failure could be a problem of a stuck push pin or corroded contacts under the pin in front of the cluster, pull that and check. The push button has at the bottom a cap, clean that too. here a good video with detailed instructions how to replace and what to use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3MjNCDxD48
quote: Fix your BMW dashboard for €2,50 using 5 new capacitors. Are your gauges not working anymore? Or is your display not showing any numbers? A bad capacitor could be the problem.
0:05 The Problem
1:00 Cluster Disassembly
4:00 Desoldering
4:57 Old Capacitor Locations
4:59 New Capacitor Locations
5:00 Soldering
6:42 Solder Varnish
6:50 Assembly

Parts used:
2 X 22µF 62V
3 X 220µF 25V

My car: 1989 BMW E34 525i M20B25

[jehu]

Great information. Thanks... It (Normal Function) came back after a little while so if it happens again I will dig into it and clean things up.

[prash]

I have this same prob intermittently. I just live with it for now also but I do plan on addressing it at some point.

[KPaterson1987]

Hmm .. so that's why I couldn't reschedule the run. I have not checked the clusters before transferring mileage. It turns out they were of different colors, apparently because of this I did not succeed. Okay, I'll try to fix this problem within a week. Hope this helps, since I really haven't been able to solve this problem for a very long time. I've tried a huge number of ways from various forums, but nothing seems to work. I even replaced some parts, the capacitor was especially difficult to replace, which I eventually purchased from https://www.hv-caps.com/products/HVC-Capacitor-Screw-Terminal-Mounting.html. If it's all about the color of the back roof, then I'll really be glad if it helps me. Thanks in advance!

[shogun]

if you want us to help you, update your profile with model, engine, built year/month, this does not help

My Cars: 2003 Ford Focus