Help!!!!!!

[arc controls]

I was working in the driveway on sunday when I noticed that all the indicator lights were illuminated on my car (not flashing)!!

The battery wasn't flat and the car started ok, the alarm/immobiliser wouldn’t work so I had to take the secret way in. I disconnected the battery and checked fuses and relays, reconnected the battery but the problem still persists....


Anyone experienced a similar problem??

Thanks in advance,

Rob

[Hut49]

Sorry can't help you but it would be a great idea to edit your post to remove the "helpful" advice!

[Ballistic Banana]

Hut49 said:

Sorry can't help you but it would be a great idea to edit your post to remove the "helpful" advice!

BB

[Ballistic Banana]

You must ahve a short somewhere, alarm prehaps may be the problem if thats not working too, have you tried re-setting it manually( with its Key if it has one).
Could be the relay too playing up.
Just a few of many possibilities


BB

[arc controls]

Yeah sorry about that guys. Thanks for the help

[starmist]

Sounds like you've got a dodgy earth. If something that is 'on' can't earth, it will have a tendancy to back feed throgh another circuit that uses the same earth (such as your indicators).

For a good example, you must have followed a car at some time, that brakes and indicated and you have seem the brake lights pulsing as the indicator flashes.

Same thing.

[shpub]

Page 254 in the bible 2nd edition. Front earthing problem. Bad news the offending connection is under the rad

[DustyC]

Thats a clever place to put it.
Just like the wires that run under the rad.

[arc controls]

Thanks for the help.. I'll be investigating the problem at the weekend.

Will let you know the outcome

Rob

[Ballistic Banana]

On mine before I had the new nose cone you couldnt get a normall size socket on it. It would have to be a slimline one as fowled on the Grp. If this happens another alternative is to cut a slot in the GRP just under the bolt so that you can get an open ended spanner on it with enough room in the slot to work the spanner.
When this was loose on mine it made the fuel guage read funny and teh lights and indicators would flicker intermitiantly.

BB

[d8v8]

If you dont find the bunch of earths in the normal place, you may find them on the drivers side lower anti roll bar bolt as I did. I then had to take the radiator out to get to it