How To Tell If You Have a 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I Faulty Engine Speed Sensor

Your vehicle's engine speed sensor , or vehicle speed sensor as it is also known, sends information to your 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I 's computer about how fast the1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I s engine is spinning at any particular moment. The sensor does this by recording how fast the crankshaft of your 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I is spinning. A faulty speed sensor can cause all sorts of strange problems in your 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I .

Most Common Symptoms of a Faulty Engine Speed Sensor

A faulty vehicle speed sensor can cause an array of problems. In fact, symptoms of a faulty speed sensor may also result symptoms of other common components such as a defective coil pack or bad throttle position sensor. However, here is a list of the most common symptoms associated with a bad engine speed sensor:

• Transmission revs higher before it changes gears
• The1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I s transmission engages into overdrive late and sometimes will never go into that top gear
• Brakes are sometimes harder than normal when coasting
• Speedometer behaves erratically or sometimes does not work at all
• The check engine light comes on intermittently and sporadically when accelerating
• The overdrive on/off light blinks on and on for no apparent reason

How to Test the Vehicle Speed Sensor

If your 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I is experiencing any of the above symptoms, you should take your 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I into a local dealership to have them run a computer diagnostic on your 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I . While some of the problems may seem transmission related, it is usually better to take your 1998 Land Rover Discovery Series I to a repair shop that has complete computer diagnostic equipment before going to a specialty repair shop.