Fast Indicators

[tmwsccsh]

Hi all,

So I've noticed over the past couple of weeks that when indicating to turn left the click from the dashboard is 2-3 times faster than it should be - right is absolutely fine.

I've checked outside and both the front and rear bulbs are illuminating as required, just at high-speed.

Today I've taken out both bulbs, checked them, reseated them and it still does it!

I thought (possibly wrongly!) that a fast clicker was a sign that a bulb had gone, but clearly they are both working.

Can anyone give some indicators (no joke intended!) as to what else I can check for to see why the clicker is running so fast on the left-hand side?

Thanks in advance.

Regards

TMW

 

[ttocs]

pull the flasher out, check/clean its connections and then put it back together and see if it helps.

 

[tmwsccsh]

Hi,

Yeah, that's kind-of what I did - bugger all difference, alas...

TMW

 

[07GtS197]

So you pulled and cleaned all the bulbs and the flasher under the dash? That’s what Scott is referring to.


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[white95]

You might check the ground on the radiator support nearest the bulb in question.

 

[tmwsccsh]

So you pulled and cleaned all the bulbs and the flasher under the dash? That’s what Scott is referring to.

Ah - sorry, not aware of the flasher under the dash - misunderstood you there Scott.

What's the flasher under the dash?

"The flasher" has a totally different meaning over here in the UK...

TMW

 

[ttocs]

turn on the turn signals and then get on your back and look next to the fuse box for the yellow relay box that will be clicking. Get technical with it and push/pull/jiggle the harness going to it and see if it does anything differently. If nothing changes disconnect the flasher from the harness and see if the connections look ok. You could consider trying another one out quick to see if it helps.

 

[tmwsccsh]

Thanks Scott - will give it a go later today.

TMW

 

[tmwsccsh]

So here's a weird thing.

Hadn't had the chance to look at this properly yet but took her out yesterday and no issues at all - repeater clicker running as expected.

Went out again on a couple of short runs this morning and same again. All good.

Times are weird - that's fixed itself and the mysterious leak my Jaguar X-Type has has also stopped in the past couple of days...

TMW

 

[ttocs]

that sucks, it means you have a bad connection somewhere. It will be back and probably a PIA to track down

 

[tmwsccsh]

Hopefully it's a dicky bulb.

But knowing my luck...

TMW