The odometer of the vehicle and its function

The odometer is a tool to track mileage cars, trucks, or other vehicles, and displayed in the dashboard. While on the motorcycle shown in the base of the handlebars, dashboard, or on top of the gas tank. This equipment can be either mechanical or digital.

Mechanical odometer basically consists of a set of wheels that display the number on the respective edges. Wheel change in accordance with the rotation of the wheels via a cable mechanism when driving. Mechanical parts are hidden from view by a casing window that displays only one line number, which is the current mileage.

This can be seen on the face of the speedometer. Depending on the age of the vehicle, the mechanical odometer may have a maximum number of kilometers, where once it reaches that point it will roll back to the numbers 00000 kilometers.


Modern electronic or digital odometer keeps track of the mileage by using computer chips. Digital readout is displayed and the mileage is stored in the engine control module. Producers hope the electronic versions may prevent fraud, but this has not happened.


Vehicle resale prices are mostly based on mileage. Fewer vehicle kilometers traveled the higher resale prices. Odometer fraud or clocking involves reading settings back manually to false numbers decrease mileage so that influences the price of the car.


Clocking the odometer is mechanical task is pretty easy. Dishonest sellers party and less ethical can remove the device, and manually change the wheel to display the desired range, and then reinstall the device. The buyer can pay more than the price of the car is actually worth, and usually when it's too late for a new notice.


The automotive industry is expected to increase the use of digital or electronic odometer in a significant way to reduce fraud. However, the tools required to legally calibrate digital odometer for lawful purposes is available online and offline. This tool is known and is used to reassign digital devices. Experts claim this is really easier than a mechanical odometer outsmarted.


To protect yourself against fraud, compare odometer mileage vehicle with REGISTRATION. Every time a vehicle moving of hands, the mileage should be listed on the REGISTRATION. If the vehicle looks newer, with 20,000 kilometers or less on the odometer, it should still have the original tires.

For older cars with low kilometers, check the wear and tear on the gas pedal, brake and clutch. Ask the maintenance records and the records check smoke and record mileage.


If you are considering buying a car with a mechanical odometer, the numbers should line up evenly. If they are bent or appear to move when you knock on the dashboard or the display of the readings, you should not continue.