I have xjs with indicator problem all the 4 outside lights work the dash light only lights up on the left side but you can hear the ticking of the indicator on the right side but the light does not come on I have changed the bulb but it still does not flash, so any one with any ideas be glad of any help.
regards dennis

 

Welcome to the forum dennisgadd,

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Graham

 

What year is this XJS?

I suspect a problem with the flasher...bit I think the laer cars had solid state lighting control modules which might add another dimension to the problem.

Cheers
DD

 

hi doug

it is 1986 xjs

regards dennis

 

If all the exterior bulbs work, and the repeaters on the side, and the only fault is that the warning light on one side of the panel does not work, there is a obviously a good chance that instrument cluster panel wiring is faulty, anywhere from the multipin connector to the bulb socket. HOWEVER, if an exterior bulb is going iffy even though apparently functioning, the system is meant to malfunction on the panel as a warning. It would be a good idea to first clean up all the exterior bulb holders, or even swap in a new bulb into the exterior sockets on the faulty side, to see if that cures it.

If that produces no change, it is easy to remove the panel light strip without removing the entire cluster (as I guess you know if you have changed the bulb already). Put a multimeter on the working side and get a reading. Then try it on the non-working side and see if there are any volts. If not there is a good chance of a contact failure within the cluster. A careful cleaning of all the circuit relating to that side should do it, but the whole cluster will need to come out to do the job. Of course a wiring break between the flasher unit and the cluster cannot be ruled out, but that is a little less likely than a fault within the cluster - still worth cleaning up the flasher unit contacts though. Quite often one of the frail copper contacts in the multipin connector/ instrument cluster interface itself goes bad, for example.

If you have to take this apart to check it all, I have found the best idea is on the kitchen table with a white tablecloth beneath it all, so any small bits that you drop can be easily seen!

Greg