whk109 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 At the end of January 2014 I bought a 2003 Freelander 2.5l V6 with just over 80k miles on the odometer. In the beginning of May it had under 81500 miles but overheated when the weather warmed up and outside temperatures reached the high 90 degrees (I live in Southern California). I replaced the thermostat but found that the water pumped had developed a leak and the water kept leaking out. I replaced the water pump to stop the leak and also replaced the radiator and radiator cap (on the reservoir tank). This is when I found that the odometer reading jumped 50k to 134500 miles. How is this possible? In addition, the engine performance is different. It sometimes misses and lacks power. Then it seems to be run well again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 It's extremely unlikely if not actually impossible. Suggest that you may have changed the odometer to read in Km instead of miles. It's about the right ratio. Engine performance change is unconnected. Don't know anything about the V6 so cannot suggest specifics, but I would check electrics first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Hi, Yep, 81500miles is 131240ish KM. Trip to a dealer or Inde with the Rovacom or similar to sort that one i'm picking! Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 There is a suggestion on other forums that you can switch between km and miles by holding down the trip reset button beyond the point where it zeroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whk109 Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 There is a suggestion on other forums that you can switch between km and miles by holding down the trip reset button beyond the point where it zeroes. Thanks for the info. I verified that the odometer is indeed now clocking kilometers instead of miles. I pressed the reset but it only zeros the trip meter and does not toggle between kilometers and miles. How do I change to miles instead of kilometers? What other forums have you been reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 This post suggests 5 seconds http://www.lrrforums.com/showthread.php?14907-Odometer-jumped-way-ahead-How-Why&p=143854#post143854 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 This post suggests 5 seconds http://www.lrrforums.com/showthread.php?14907-Odometer-jumped-way-ahead-How-Why&p=143854#post143854 Same information as I found - but, if it works, don't hold down for too long, it's likely to toggle back if you do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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