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[Buckles23]

Hey

What’s the chances of a quick fix for this one

Hazards and indicators are working but not flashing. Checked all the lights/bulbs and all working.

It’s a 94 spi so believe the hazards and indicators have separate flasher units but might be wrong with that info. It has been fitted with new flasher unit behind the dash about 6-8 months ago. It was changed cause had issues before with rapid flashing with indicators.


Any ideas what it might be ??

[Davidmt]

If you have power but no flashing then it can only really be the flasher units not working - seems odd for them both to go unless you have recently done something?.  Can you here them switching on or off or not.  Have you checked the ground cables - you obviously have a live feed and ground connection otherwise the bulbs would not work at all.  Assume you have not swapped any for LED's?

 

More clever minds should be along soon with other suggestions!

[stuart bowes]

standard lamps or LEDs ?

[Buckles23]

Standard bulbs all round.. not changed anything recently and just stopped working tonight on way home.

Don’t hear anything (clicking) from the flasher unit behind the dash

Edited by Buckles23, 17 April 2024 - 07:12 PM.

[Davidmt]

I would swap out the flasher unit on the bulk head and if that gets the Hazards flashing then swap out the one under the dash for the indicators.

If that doesn't work at least you only have one spare 🤣

[Buckles23]

Just for clarity I have 3 relays in the engine side at bulk head.

One yellow relay to the left at the wing
Then 2 right hand side of bulk head.

Which one does the hazards ?

[Buckles23]

From what I can see the flasher unit behind dash does both indicator and hazards.. so might just be that then that’s broken

[Ethel]

Most likely. It's the same flasher with a relay under the bonnet that connects the indicators only when the ignition is on. The flasher unit has its own earth pin so it could be a bad earth, if you're lucky.

[Buckles23]

Classic mini story… went out this morning to investigate a little more and they now work.

Didn’t do anything to fix it

Now I know everything works I suppose and can only put it down to a glitch in the wiring maybe 🤔

[Davidmt]

Good news but suspect it's more likely to be a sticking relay or poor ground somewhere nearby - chances are it will happen again.

[Ethel]

That would make be suspect a poor earth on the flasher unit a bit more. It's electronic, so tends to work or stop working altogether. I'm not that familiar with injection car wiring, but if something else shares the earth, it could be it's raising the voltage so there's insufficient voltage drop across the flasher unit to make it flash. The hazards aren't ignition dependent, so if turning the ignition on & off starts & stops them flashing that would hint at the same.

[VinnyS]

Hi Buckles,

 

I've had this problem with my SPI. First time it was the hazard switch that was faulty. Second time it turned out to be a loose wire at the back on the yellow relay on the left (as your looking at it from the front) of the engine bay.

 

V  

[Buckles23]

Hi Buckles,

 

I've had this problem with my SPI. First time it was the hazard switch that was faulty. Second time it turned out to be a loose wire at the back on the yellow relay on the left (as your looking at it from the front) of the engine bay.

 

V  

All right cheers... The problem hasn't come back but will have a look at the wiring for that relay and check that switch as well...  I've had a good rummage around but can't get it to not work again. 

[VinnyS]

 

Hi Buckles,

 

I've had this problem with my SPI. First time it was the hazard switch that was faulty. Second time it turned out to be a loose wire at the back on the yellow relay on the left (as your looking at it from the front) of the engine bay.

 

V  

All right cheers... The problem hasn't come back but will have a look at the wiring for that relay and check that switch as well...  I've had a good rummage around but can't get it to not work again. 

 

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie!!!!!!!