blue beasty · Jan 22, 2018

Doing my head in now and effectively grounded

Saturday pm the n/s indicators disappeared so I took the dash panel off to check connections, found the relay with some very wobbly spades and one snapped off as soon as I touched it.

Fair enough I thought, I just need another 4 pin flasher relay...

Finally got one today but for the life of me I cant make any sense of the wiring. There's no visible markings on the old relay but it's only 4 wires and I have a multimeter so how hard can it be.....?

So what I have is...

1 black direct to ground.
1 white live switched from the ignition
2 brown/black crimped together no voltage reading ignition on or off (presumably feed to indicators)
1 brown/yellow that's permanent live and I have no idea why or what this is??

Anyone rather less stupid than me shed any light?

Flashing light preferably

rob1miles · Jan 22, 2018

Off the top of my head I thiink brown /yellow may be indicator feed as they will be on straight away and flash off, the other one could be the dash light.

blue beasty · Jan 22, 2018

rob1miles said:
Off the top of my head I thiink brown /yellow may be indicator feed as they will be on straight away and flash off, the other one could be the dash light.

I have a 4 pin relay as that's what was there before.

I have C2, 31, 49 and 49a

Brown/yellow is live with ignition on and off which doesn't make sense in my head.

Tall Ratbag · Jan 23, 2018

This page is handy;

http://www.autoelectrics.net/12v_flasher_relay.html

blue beasty · Jan 23, 2018

Tall Ratbag said:
This page is handy;

http://www.autoelectrics.net/12v_flasher_relay.html

Yeah thanks, think I'm going to have to pull the column and rest of the dash apart to follow wires as best I can, they all disappear into the loom behind the centre panel except the earth.

It doesn't help that it's dark before I finish work, can't afford to take time off work and need the vehicle

Can't quite believe something so stupid has put me off the road.

Tall Ratbag · Jan 23, 2018

Concerning your permanent live wire - are you sure the relay is for the indicators - could it be for hazard warning lamps?

blue beasty · Jan 23, 2018

Tall Ratbag said:
Concerning your permanent live wire - are you sure the relay is for the indicators - could it be for hazard warning lamps?

Hazzards still work

Blackburn · Jan 23, 2018

I have the same numbers on the relay I have fitted to my series 3 connections shown in attached diagram. C2 is the trailer repeater light for when towing.

rob1miles · Jan 23, 2018

Off the road??? Hand signals still work.
Perhaps indicators are still in use in Gloucestershire, I can asusure you in Slough they are so yesterday. Can't recall when I last saw a driver indicate...

blue beasty · Jan 23, 2018

rob1miles said:
Off the road??? Hand signals still work.
Perhaps indicators are still in use in Gloucestershire, I can asusure you in Slough they are so yesterday. Can't recall when I last saw a driver indicate...

Flapping yer arm out of the window of a Series is not only tricky but gets some interesting reactions....none of which appear related to an impending change of direction

Sorted now, gave up and soldered a wire to the broken stub of the spade on the the old relay and all appears to work normally

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