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Omega Help Area => Omega Electrical and Audio Help => Topic started by: chipito on 10 May 2008, 13:44:21

Title: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: chipito on 10 May 2008, 13:44:21

On my 52 reg Omega 2.2 the rear indicator lights have stopped working.
I thought it was down to a blown bulb but both left and right have stopped working (resulting in a high flash rate from the front and side bulbs) but the lights themselves still work when I put my hazards on (which shows the bulbs are OK).
Could it be a faulty stalk on the steering column?

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: shanjon on 10 May 2008, 13:53:09

i would have thought it unlikely to be your stalk if the front are working as they should,
relay ? maybe
its a strange problem this

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: Entwood on 10 May 2008, 13:56:24

Press the hazard switch on/off 20-30 times .. :)

They are known to cause problems and this sometimes sorts them ... no promises mind ..  :(


HTH

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: Dazzler on 10 May 2008, 15:33:00

Very strange, as indicators are normally in pairs left and right not back and front :-/

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: chipito on 10 May 2008, 16:08:56

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Press the hazard switch on/off 20-30 times ......

Tried that.
No joy.
It's an intermittent fault and for the first 30 seconds or so on start up, the indicators work fine.
Perhaps (due to this) it's a voltage related issue but to be honest I'm just guesing here.
A mechanic friend said he'd never heard of such a thing either but that he'd check for earth shorts and run a multimeter over it next week.
In the meantime if anyone has come across a similar problem then I'd be grateful for input.
Cheers chaps .....

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 May 2008, 16:24:43

Check the earth point in the boot, its on the passenger side behind the boot plastic trim panel.

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: Lazydocker on 10 May 2008, 17:31:24

Beat me to it! I've been thinking over what fault could be and came down to dodgy wiring/earth!

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: chipito on 15 May 2008, 00:44:43

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Check the earth point in the boot, its on the passenger side behind the boot plastic trim panel.

Earth point checked and at 100%.
After a day of sitting outside the house, it all appears to be working normally now.
Sods law says it will start to play up just before its next MOT though.......  :-?

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: lordpsk on 29 May 2008, 16:34:13

I had a similiar fault were the rear tail lights stopped working, traced the fault to the multi plug behind the footwell side cover on the n/s front footwell,

check wires on either side of plug and I think you will find that is the problem :)

Title: Re: Rear Indicator lights not working
Post by: chipito on 05 June 2008, 21:43:31

All sorted now.
It turned out to be a faulty relay which was located behind the spare wheel.
The small black box is marked Blinkúberwachung.
£35 later and I have full blinkability.  ;D