Odometer Rollback??
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Odometer Rollback??
I'm looking at a 2000 F-350 but the mileage on it seems to be a little low for what they owner used it for. It has 64K miles on it, and CarFax does not report an odometer rollback. However he NEVER had dealer service on it and tells me he did all his maintenance himself. He owns a shop so I don't doubt that. However, a mutual friend said he drove the heck out of the truck and there's no way it only has 64K miles. The guy has a good reputation but if the odometer can be rolled back, I'm sure he could do it.
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My questions are: can the analog odometer on that truck be rolled back, and if so, can it be detected in any way? If so, I'd like to be in the know so I can check it out. <O</O
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My questions are: can the analog odometer on that truck be rolled back, and if so, can it be detected in any way? If so, I'd like to be in the know so I can check it out. <O
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Originally Posted by 10banger
I'm looking at a 2000 F-350 but the mileage on it seems to be a little low for what they owner used it for. It has 64K miles on it, and CarFax does not report an odometer rollback. However he NEVER had dealer service on it and tells me he did all his maintenance himself. He owns a shop so I don't doubt that. However, a mutual friend said he drove the heck out of the truck and there's no way it only has 64K miles. The guy has a good reputation but if the odometer can be rolled back, I'm sure he could do it.
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My questions are: can the analog odometer on that truck be rolled back, and if so, can it be detected in any way? If so, I'd like to be in the know so I can check it out. <O</O
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Thanks for any help...<O</O
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My questions are: can the analog odometer on that truck be rolled back, and if so, can it be detected in any way? If so, I'd like to be in the know so I can check it out. <O
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</OThanks for any help...<O
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It can be rolled back and you can't tell by the numbers in the dash from the seat. You might be able to tell if you took out the dash cluster. See If they tore the frail plastic strip. Other then that how does the steering wheel look. It only cost about $210.00 to replace that but the Dye will be worn a good bit at 65K and it will be slick. Brake petal will have some wear as well the Seat and the Floor mat on the drives side. Look around the Starter Switch, I leave a single key in mine so it don't get scratched but most people don't it should look worn. Look at the driver side door handle inside and outside should have some but not a lot of scratches inside should show some wear but not a lot!
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Originally Posted by 10banger
My questions are: can the analog odometer on that truck be rolled back, and if so, can it be detected in any way? If so, I'd like to be in the know so I can check it out.
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i would suggest to forget about this truck if you have your doubts. if you cant ever tell, you will never be happy with it always wondering if it was rolled back. and the numbers dont always line up anyway. my X odometer has never really lined up perfectly since new. it now has 90,000.
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Newer speedos have a glop of plastic where the odometer mounts into the speedo head. If the plastic is broken off, the odometer has been tampered with. Someone could also remove the speedometer cable driven gear, hook the cable back up and drive the vehicle for years without any ill effect. The speedo won't work, but no miles will be recorded either. Point of fact: 40 years ago, when tampering with odometers was a way of life to car dealers, odometers weren't rolled back, they were rolled ahead. One way the gov't stopped that BS was having a 6 digit odometer, back then it was only 5 plus the tenth of a mile.
There is a Federal Law that states if a speedometer has been replaced for any reason, a sticker must be placed on the door or B pillar. The sticker will have the date of repair and the mileage on it. It may be gone, but y'all might check anyway.
Have you run an Oasis report?
There is a Federal Law that states if a speedometer has been replaced for any reason, a sticker must be placed on the door or B pillar. The sticker will have the date of repair and the mileage on it. It may be gone, but y'all might check anyway.
Have you run an Oasis report?
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Ford's been using electronic clusters for some time now, at least since the mid 1990s. Even the ones with analog odometers are really electronic. They have an electric motor that rolls the numbers over.
I will tell you that replacing the instrument cluster generates quite a paper trail. When my speedometer (but bizarrely not my odometer) took a dump on my 98 F150 and I went to Ford to get a new one, I had to fill out a lengthy form. The new cluster came with the number of miles on my truck, which you had to fill out on the report and sign for under penalty of law as described above.
I will tell you that replacing the instrument cluster generates quite a paper trail. When my speedometer (but bizarrely not my odometer) took a dump on my 98 F150 and I went to Ford to get a new one, I had to fill out a lengthy form. The new cluster came with the number of miles on my truck, which you had to fill out on the report and sign for under penalty of law as described above.
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You can buy a cluster on ebay or buy a reprogrammer that will let you change the miles to whatever you want. There are people out there that sell this "service" as well. Many take no responsibility for what mileage you tell them to put on the cluster.
http://www.dashboardprogramming.com/english.php
Bottomline is, if you're suspect of it, back away. Mileage can be changed easily on any vehicle.
http://www.dashboardprogramming.com/english.php
Bottomline is, if you're suspect of it, back away. Mileage can be changed easily on any vehicle.
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rebuilders use a service which you send in the speedo cluster and you basically state the miles you want and they do it. uses a pc with an adapter harness which connects the printer port to the speedo cluster. ive seen it done before.