GTI Mk1 1983, does a MotoMeter instrument cluster have the L shaped circuit board for low oil pressure & buzzer please?

Hi,

As per the subject line does the MotoMeter cluster from a Mk1 1983 Mk1 Golf Campaign have the L shaped circuit board that triggers the warning light & buzzer please?, I have the cluster out already but wanted to check before I risk breaking it by taking it apart just to find out that it doesn't have it.I'm pretty sure the issues I have are electrical as the light & buzzer are sounding with the ignition on but prior to starting the engine, engine runs fine - no nasty noises etc.

I'm hoping that the issues are just dry joints on the circuit board as I've read this can be a cause, if not is there a usual component that fails or can complete replacement boards still be sourced?

Are there any tutorials as to how to disassemble an instrument cluster to get to the L shaped board?

Mods, I didn’t join up just to post a question, I was a member before (TonyP) but couldn’t remember my password & I never got the password reset emails.Tony

 

Hi @lazymogs,
Would you like your accounts merged and go back to TonyP?
The motometer and VDO boards are not interchangeable from my experience.

Hi Ade,

So are you saying there is a similar L shaped board within the MotoMeter cluster that's also prone to giving similar faults to the VDO one?, I'd really like to know before I pull this cluster apart.

Re username merging, potentially yes please, but (a) I don't think I was very active as TonyP & (b) I still wouldn't know the password for it as I  never got any password reset emails to the original email address for TonyP.

If it's possible to merge usernames TonyP & lazymogs but keep the email associated with the lazymogs username that'd work  

The boards are the same between the MotoMeter, and VDO, however I don't think the 83 had that installed at least not on this side of the pond.

TonyP  - merge completed and email address retained from lazymogs.

My own experience of swapping the two branded boards over was that it did not work - this was on 16V Mk2 clocks though.

Thanks Ade, now back in against my original username  

ok, so there is an L shaped PCB in my cluster, I just need to work out what's wrong with it.

A quick look over with an eye loupe doesn't show up any obvious dry joints, I may swap out the capacitors & see if these are causing the issues, capacitors are the most likely components to have aged over time.

If I cant resolve this does anyone have a MotorMeter branded board I can buy from them please? - I'm assuming that they are not available from aftermarket sources or VW dealerships?

Tony

I was hopeful for a second, one of the two 10uF capacitors was reading half the capacity that it should (verified with an LCR meter whilst off the PCB) replaced both anyway & resoldered any joints that might have been iffy but alas - still that pesky buzzer  

So I'm definitely after a MotorMeter L shaped circuit board or if anyone knows for sure if a VDO one works for a Mk1 Golf 1.8 GTI then I'd be interested in buying one please.

Tony