Can a Tampered Car Odometer Be Detected?
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It is not possible to detect if a car odometer has been tampered with. Here are the relevant details: 1. Introduction: The speedometer indicates the vehicle's speed in km/h (kilometers per hour). The car odometer actually consists of two gauges: a speedometer and an odometer. The car odometer is usually located directly in front of the driver's position. 2. Principle: Traditional speedometers are mechanical. A typical mechanical odometer is connected via a flexible shaft containing a steel cable. The other end of the flexible shaft is connected to a gear in the transmission. The rotation of the gear drives the steel cable, which in turn rotates a magnet inside the odometer housing. The housing is linked to the pointer and, via a hairspring, positions the pointer at zero. The speed of the magnet's rotation affects the magnetic field strength, disrupting the balance and thereby moving the pointer.