Subaru BRZ interior clock wrong
 

Hey guys just running into a very strange issue with my interior clock.

It keeps going out of sync, i first noticed it when i removed the negative terminal. Which is fair enough but i sent the time back and observed the car overnight my internal dashcam was still on so there was power to that which cuts off at 11.8v so its not that which is draining causing it.

Woke up checked the car by turning on ignition (two button presses)

Clock is like 35min infront of what it should be

I have no idea why this is happening

I can add that i replaced my headlights and the car has a hyperblinker so waiting to replace blinker module but i doubt that connects to the clock

The hyper blink is affecting the flux capacitor. But you already knew this because you are 35 min in the future.

Simple solution, your out of blinker fluid. Just top it off and you should be good to go


I'm a big fan of this stuff:

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Bunch of smart asses here - :slap:

I'd suggest you check the clock that you're using to calibrate your car's clock and make sure it's in sync with the atomic clock.

Then set the clock in your car again, this time, sober.

Maybe check the fuse that controls that circuit.

:D


humfrz

Your car is fucked. Burn it, don't even bother trying to sell it no person will buy a car with out a working clock.

If you keep driving your clock is going to explode. The way the clock sits it's going right towards your nuts. For the love of everything holy save your nuts.


Keep in mind any new Civic SI don't have these bullshit problems.

I've had an issue where my clocks (car and phone) have a one-hour difference and it causes me confusion as well. Pretty sure it's my phone, I noticed it switch over one time when I climbed a mountain road.

You might want to set your voltage threshold a but higher on that dashcam, 11.8 is very low. 12v lead acid batteries are considered full at 12.8 and discharged at 12.1.

Also, clocks like the ones in these cars are usually very simple, with just a power and ground to keep time, there are no external workings to it. The shop manual states if it loses our gains time rapidly, replace it.

Thanks for the serious answers.
I will check the fuse for the clock but it should be fine otherwise it wouldnt be on.

This issue is very strange because its out of sync and I was wondering could it be a grounding issue? I ran some wires to a module for my headlights called BlueGhozt (its fused)

I'll change the powercut so its not less than 12v

Will update

The clock is running fast it seems.
Not a battery issue i believe.
We syncd it and it ticks time faster than expected

these things are dirt cheap, if your car is new I am sure it is covered by the warranty, just take it to the dealer and get it replaced.

The speed of the clock isn’t based on battery voltage. It would lose time every time you parked and speed up every time the alternator kicked in.

The clock would probably run down to 6 or 7 volts. If it’s on, it’s working. I would replace the clock.

Watch this, proof its out of sync
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It makes sense if its 30secs out of sync then 5 hours later it makes a big difference.

I have no idea how this happened, my guess is me pulling off battery terminal caused a surge or something that fried one of the clock components.
Any ideas cause I'm lost.
Will be calling up Subaru to get them to have a look.

https://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/88...r-Gaining-Time

^ could this be true

You need to close some tabs dude

This ^
I am sure the place that Subaru bought the 1986 vintage clocks still have them in stock.


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https://parts.subaru.com/p/Subaru_20...5201CA060.html

Look at that price lmao

They want $135 for that clock? Really? REALLY?
Find an auto wrecker and offer them $5 for one.

You need to re-wind the tourbillon. 25 circle left, then 25 circles right, parking lot speed.

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I have had the same problem with the clock running fast. Fixed it by disconnecting the battery, waiting a bit to make sure all the power is drained, and then reconnecting the battery.

you are trying way too hard. Go to the dealer get it fixed under warranty. No big deal. Seconds off who the hell cares.

Well, to be fair, it's the whole panel, so it's not just the clock, it's also the emergency lights, and the seatbelt indicators.

So it's probably really worth $9 not $5.

ya know, mine naturally runs pretty fast too...granted it ain't as bad as OP's as over a year it only accumulates being ahead 5-10 minutes but I've always appreciated that it would force me to drive even harder to ensure I get to work on time ^^

Mine ends up reading too slow by about two to three minutes when compared with my phone.

You should trade clocks with the OP. As they pass in transit the speed differential will equalize and you'll each have a clock that works as intended.

A few things in my car that I don't look at because they irritate:


1. Stupid 1970s digital clock
2. Stupid 1970s ICE with green lighting that doesn't match the general amber lighting of the dash, and
3. Speedo.. when we have digital readout..




So who gives a fuck that a $0.50c 1970s clock is fast or slow..

Because its way off than it should be? The time goes 1hour out of sync? Lol pretty self explanatory
Thanks I will try that!

Lots of people here who apparently don't understand that some of us simply don't like when things aren't working right, and can't just "ignore" them.

I generally don't use the clock on the microwave in our house either, but if it was constantly getting way out of sync with everything else, I'd still probably drop coin on a new microwave. I'm way too OCD to just be okay with something being broken and displaying incorrect information, and way too OCD to solve it by covering it up with tape, or some other half-assed solution.

Not likely, the clock itself is simple, but the housing contains the passenger side airbag and seatbelt indicators.

Our cars have a clock? - :iono:


humfrz

Good luck with the aging process - ;)


humfrz

OCPD not OCD.
OCD would be if you kept changing the microwave even if the clock was working fine. OCPD is changing the microwave because the clock doesn't work right and that bothers your sense of order.

My constantly pointing out this difference is an OCPD trait.

It's not even because I'm unhappy about it being 1 -5min delayed its like hours wrong because it progressively gets faster and I use the clock in the car, I don't understand why people think this is some trivial issue or dumb.

I will try to remove the battery terminal and see if it resolves the issue.

I don't think it's really OCD, or OCPD, you just like things to work as designed. I'm that way, particularly about clocks which are supposed to show you the current time, not some past time, or some future time, the correct established time right now...

The clock in the 86 is easy enough to set, you just wait until the top of the hour and push the ":00" button. I've noticed mine gets out of synch with my cell phone (my "clock of reference") enough I usually have to update it about 3 times a year. So, by my estimate it drifts about 3 minutes a year.

As far as kitchen clocks, its a ritual in our house if we have a power outage. We have a clock on the microwave, one on the oven. I reset them separately but so that they both change time within a blink of one another. I set one by my phone, waiting for the minute to change to press start. Then repeat on the other, setting it one minute later.

The aggravating thing is that when we rehabbed our kitchen last year, the Samsung range we purchased is an IoT device, but it doesn't reset it's own clock.

MomHawk, on the other hand, is a "set my clock ahead so I'm not late" type person. Her alarm clock is set 30 minutes ahead of real time, her car is about 5 minutes ahead. I gave up that fight along time ago.

I am a little concerned that you know so much about this.

My son has OCD. It is controlled by medication now and only mildly interferes with his life these days. Used to be really bad. He would leave the house. Walk a half a block away and then get panicked that he didn’t lock the door and go back and check. Ten or twelve times. He knew it was locked but his OCD made him go back and check anyway. That is just one example of how it would take over and he could have dozens of other triggers in a day. Caring about order and wanting things a certain way is not OCD even though it is one of the most misused terms around.

Removing the battery terminal did not seem it fix the problem

So, are you telling me that no one in your family is really sure of what time it is? - :confused0068:

Short story. Back a few years ago, I gave my father (in his 90s at the time and couldn't hardly see - except to drive) a "talking" watch. I told him it was an atomic talking watch. To set it, just lay it upside down in window sill a couple times a year.

One day, about a year later, he called and said his watch quit working. I asked him if he had changed the battery. He said "no, you told me it was an atomic watch".


THE END


humfrz

I'm thinking you need a new clock, or just cut the wire to that sucker and forget about it - :thumbsup:


humfrz

The clock in my FR-S used to go an hour or two out of sync for an hour or two and then return. It was terribly strange. It would go from 2:59 to 5:00 and then from 5:59 to 4:00 or something like that. But only sometimes. Not every day.

Nevermind, all good now I believe.
Removed battery terminal waited 15-20min this time and then tried turning car on. Fixed timing issue :)

Does anyone really know what time it is?
Does anyone really care about time?

You just gave him the wrong watch. I have an atomic clock watch that is also solar powered. Unfortunately it doesn't talk.

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