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(Message started by: DazRSK on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 11:13pm)

Title: No tail lights, instrument light, lights on chime
Post by DazRSK on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 11:13pm

Hi all

A problem has just manifested this weekend and wondering if any of you guys have experienced this.

I noticed a couple of weeks back that whilst driving back late one evening, I had no instrument panel lights or backing light for clock. Once I got home I established there were actually no tail lights as well and warning chime for the lights wasn't working. I thought I would leave it until the morning so that I could pull some fuses etc and sort the problem.

The following morning, none of the fuses looked like they had snapped, so was perplexed. What confused me more - I had to go out that day and whilst on route, I thought I would try the lights again. The instrument panel lights, tail lights - in fact, everything was back. I still couldn't understand how this happened and was sure that it would probably happen again.

Well it has this weekend. I have checked all fuses again and all of them OK.

Do you think it could be the light switch ? I would add that the parking lights (side & tail) on the "P" position work. With the ignition on, I turn the switch to sidelights, headlights and can flick the indicator switch for main beam - these all work. But I have no tail lights, instrument lights, chime and clock backing light.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

Daren

Title: Re: No tail lights, instrument light, lights on ch
Post by Simmo on Sep 4^th, 2006, 6:16am

The switch is a good place to start as sometimes the 'pins' in the connecting plug overheat and cause a poor connection. THIS may help (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/manual/electrical/intbasic/Switch-Light.pdf). The next thing to check is that the fuse box lids are properly secured and that the battery cover is fitted as water will cause havoc in these areas.

Title: Re: No tail lights, instrument light, lights on ch
Post by DazRSK on Sep 4^th, 2006, 9:05am

Thanks Simmo - this is extremely helpful. Whilst on route into work this morning, I was counting the screws/instruments that I was going to have to extract just to get to the light switch connector plug.

What a relief it is to find the attachment you have provided showing that it is possible to draw out the light switch without all the aggravation of dismantling the whole dashboard. I thought I was going to be into a whole evening's work.

I will start with the light switch.

The fuseboxes appear to be dry - the covers were fixed on properly and I do have the all important battery cover. I have checked all fuses and they apear to be OK. Also, I guess if it was a fuse, there would be little chance of the issue correcting itself after the first time I lost all the lights. However, your advice is good and I will deep dive into the fusebox once I have ruled out the switch and connector plug.

Thanks again for your help/advice - really appreciated.

Daren

Title: Re: No tail lights, instrument light, lights on ch
Post by nuttyscorp on Sep 4^th, 2006, 11:37am

same has happened to me before it is definatly the multiswitch on the rear of the lightswitch, as simmo said, in my case, one of the wires had shorted/burnt out, but you may just havea loose cnnection on one of the terminals, either way its a cheap and simple fix.

Russ

Title: Re: No tail lights, instrument light, lights on ch
Post by DazRSK on Sep 5^th, 2006, 9:56am

Just want to thank you guys who helped here. I took out the switch last night and noticed that the switch seemed to work again, however, there was a dodgy contact in the multiblock or between multiblock and switch contacts.

Every time I pulled on the cables/multiblock, the lights seemed to flicker a little. Anyway, I now know where the issue is and since the whole thing works, I have decided not to buy anything for it yet.

Put everything back together a bit more "tightly", placed switch back home and everything worked this morning.

Thanks again for your advice though.