Indicators and fuel guage not working

Post by **Bigal_85** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:44 pm

I was driving today and noticed that my indicators were not working. I then looked at the fuel guage and it wasn't working.

Any ideas??

Post by **callyspoy** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:52 pm

Prob a fuse. Does the interior light work? When i was trying to sort my fuel gauge i blew the fuse maybe 5 times and the indicators and interior light stopped working too.
If it is that change it, if it blows again then there is a problem somewhere in the circuit.

Post by **Bigal_85** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:55 pm

It's just had a full new wiring loom in it so what other reason would cause the fuse to blow?

Post by **mike.perry** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:58 pm

The interior light should be on a different fuse to the indicators / fuel gauge. If the wipers and brake lights have also failed then it will be the ignition circuit fuse. Check the fuse wire and if that is ok try moving the fuse slightly to get a better contact. Fuses do sometimes fail but if the replacement fails then you have a short circuit in whichever component is switched on. Switch everything off when you replace the fuse and switch each item listed above on one at a time to check

Post by **jimbo1** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:06 pm

I just had the same problem. It turned out that the fuse and fuse holder surfaces were dirty. Polished em up a bit with very fine abrasive seems to have sorted the problem

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:17 pm

Definitely a fuse - unless the 'new' harness has some faulty connections. Clean - and spray with WD40. Replace fuse if it has blown - maybe it wasn't high enough rating?

Post by **Bigal_85** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:18 pm

Just a poor connection at the fuse box everyone....another roadside fix!!

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:34 pm

very common-spray with wd40!