Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 21:00:30 -0700 From: "chrisnew" <chrisnewnopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: 88 900i 8v electrical problem
This type of fault with rear lights is typically caused by a faulty earth, as an active circuit tries to earth by what ever route is possible, causing some weird effects. Check earth points around the rear light clusters for corrosion before anything else Chris Rick M <bobnopsam.com> wrote in message news:2h1Q6.5113$Up2.937367nopsam1.telusplanet.net... > Hi again, > > About 2 weeks ago I noticed that my turn signals would stop working when I > put my foot on the brake pedal. After taking a closer look at the car I > have noticed that when I put my foot on the brake, the brake lights come on > and the turn signals also come on BOTH sides of the car, front and back > (acting as if they are brake lights too!). I have also noticed at night > that when I put my foot on the brake, the turn signal indicators (both right > and left) on my instrumentation panel dimly light-up, so does the check oil > light. > > I was just in my garage having a look at all of the relays under the hood > (next to all of the fuses) I don't see any of them marked as "turn signal". > Do you think this problem could be due to a faulty relay. I pulled out each > relay and took a quick look at each one, none of them seem melted or > discoloured (like my rear defrost one was when it went). > > Any ideas out there? Thanks in advance. > > Rick > > >
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