Hi all,
I recently bought a LHD TD5 with (amongst other things) a dashboard fault. When you first turn on the ignition all lights up as normal, gauges read & it settles down, but when the key is turned or the ignition is left on for a few seconds it all goes blank, except for the SRS light. The mileometer goes from a strong reading to being very feint & not reading correctly. The engine starts & runs fine & all the other switches & accessories behave normally. The night illumination also works OK. I have replaced the whole dash unit, had the BCU checked & checked the earth point under the carpet & all seems correct.
I have also checked with a meter that the earths at the dash end are OK & there is power on the two green feeds (fuse & dash ends) & there is, whether the dash is working or not.
Every other electrical item is working just fine but I am planning a long trip soon & have run out of ideas! Anyone out there got any ideas?
Thanks.
I recently bought a LHD TD5 with (amongst other things) a dashboard fault. When you first turn on the ignition all lights up as normal, gauges read & it settles down, but when the key is turned or the ignition is left on for a few seconds it all goes blank, except for the SRS light. The mileometer goes from a strong reading to being very feint & not reading correctly. The engine starts & runs fine & all the other switches & accessories behave normally. The night illumination also works OK. I have replaced the whole dash unit, had the BCU checked & checked the earth point under the carpet & all seems correct.
I have also checked with a meter that the earths at the dash end are OK & there is power on the two green feeds (fuse & dash ends) & there is, whether the dash is working or not.
Every other electrical item is working just fine but I am planning a long trip soon & have run out of ideas! Anyone out there got any ideas?
Thanks.