Comedy S2 lights
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Are we sitting comfortably then i will begin.....
One day a man went driving in his S2, a lovely day only marred by people flashing him at junctions!
This caused a little confusion, with the man thinking he was slightly more popular than he had ever been before.
Then all of a sudden a man knocked on the window and informed the other man that as he was indicating his headlights were flashing!?!?
This left the man driving the s2 thoroughly disheartened at his lack of popularity and the fact that he had what amounted to a comedy s2.
On his arrival home he discovered that when he braked the same thing happened.
This is a sad tale can someone put a happy ending to it?
Yours depressed of hampshire
(Martin)
One day a man went driving in his S2, a lovely day only marred by people flashing him at junctions!
This caused a little confusion, with the man thinking he was slightly more popular than he had ever been before.
Then all of a sudden a man knocked on the window and informed the other man that as he was indicating his headlights were flashing!?!?
This left the man driving the s2 thoroughly disheartened at his lack of popularity and the fact that he had what amounted to a comedy s2.
On his arrival home he discovered that when he braked the same thing happened.
This is a sad tale can someone put a happy ending to it?
Yours depressed of hampshire
(Martin)
Mine did that, it was a loose fuse holder so the blade fuse could jiggle about. Sadly it subsequently caused that part of the fuse block to melt so have a quick look sooner rather than later.
It could also be the switch on the steering column. Park it in front of a wall and jiggle the thing about a bit. Then jiggle the fuse box about a bit.
If it's just one light then it could be the connectors near the light itself.
Good luck,
Mark
Edited to add: didn't notice the brakes bit... the lights flash when the brakes are applied? Odd, no idea if that's the case... sorry. Time to get the meter out I guess.
>> Edited by dern on Tuesday 8th October 18:43
It could also be the switch on the steering column. Park it in front of a wall and jiggle the thing about a bit. Then jiggle the fuse box about a bit.
If it's just one light then it could be the connectors near the light itself.
Good luck,
Mark
Edited to add: didn't notice the brakes bit... the lights flash when the brakes are applied? Odd, no idea if that's the case... sorry. Time to get the meter out I guess.
>> Edited by dern on Tuesday 8th October 18:43
I had a similar problem with my S3 and found the reason by luck and a little bit of diagnostic logic. The symptoms included dash lights and head lights coming every time I braked?
What I found was that the bulb in one of the rear lights was faulty and shorted out internally. The bulb in question was the twin filament stop light and side light, which has two contacts on the nose. When I put a test battery across either of the single contacts + earth, both filaments of the bulb would light!!!!!
I suggest that you have someone view your lights, brake lights, indicators etc. all around the car, whilst you operate same with engine running. The one that is acting strange would be a good place to then start.
I would then suggest that you start by simply removing one bulb at a time and see if the problems disappear. Then try substitution, replacing the apparent "faulty" bulb with another to see if this solves the problem.
If the problem still persists, I would suspect that you are experiencing a similar electrical short, but in the bulb holder or associated wiring and or fuse box and you will need to probe a bit deeper.
The lesson that I have learned so far is do not jump to conclusions. Explore the simple solutions before you assume that you have a major componenet failure. In your case, I would check all stop light, side light bulbs in both rear light clusters. Then check the condition of the bulb holder Ford part for any broken bits, corrosion or shorting?
Incidentally, the Ford Escort bulb holder part alone is available at my local trade motor factors as a stocked replacement, which suggests to me that it regularly fails?
What I found was that the bulb in one of the rear lights was faulty and shorted out internally. The bulb in question was the twin filament stop light and side light, which has two contacts on the nose. When I put a test battery across either of the single contacts + earth, both filaments of the bulb would light!!!!!
I suggest that you have someone view your lights, brake lights, indicators etc. all around the car, whilst you operate same with engine running. The one that is acting strange would be a good place to then start.
I would then suggest that you start by simply removing one bulb at a time and see if the problems disappear. Then try substitution, replacing the apparent "faulty" bulb with another to see if this solves the problem.
If the problem still persists, I would suspect that you are experiencing a similar electrical short, but in the bulb holder or associated wiring and or fuse box and you will need to probe a bit deeper.
The lesson that I have learned so far is do not jump to conclusions. Explore the simple solutions before you assume that you have a major componenet failure. In your case, I would check all stop light, side light bulbs in both rear light clusters. Then check the condition of the bulb holder Ford part for any broken bits, corrosion or shorting?
Incidentally, the Ford Escort bulb holder part alone is available at my local trade motor factors as a stocked replacement, which suggests to me that it regularly fails?
Suspect the rear light clusters (rather the bulb holders). I had a similar problem last winter. Each time I braked the headlights went on....
Eventually solved with 12 quids worth of Escort bulb holder and new stop / tail bulbs.
Also worth checking the crappy spade connectors on the back of the bulb holder as well - as the are very close together and may short.
Good luck!!
Eventually solved with 12 quids worth of Escort bulb holder and new stop / tail bulbs.
Also worth checking the crappy spade connectors on the back of the bulb holder as well - as the are very close together and may short.
Good luck!!
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