Indicator/ Hazards - Help!!

Hi

OK so my TD5 90 (Year 2000) has a problem with its indicators which has only started in the last couple of weeks. Currently when indicating left or right both-side light up (as if the hazards are on)!!

I have full LED lights installed including halo headlights with the built-in day time running lights & indicators, but as I've said it had been working without any issues until the last couple of weeks. So far I have tried the following without any success...

• Change the relay (tried both the Wipac and RDX ones)
• removed the LEDs indicators and replaced with the old original bulb ones (including side repeaters)
• discounted the indicators built into the halo headlights
• disconnected the trailer wiring at the grey box at the back
• Changed the hazard light switch
• Checked the wiring (including the earths) for any breaks
• Checked the hazard light fuse

I'm at a loss as to what to try next... could possible be an issue with the indicator stalk but before I head out and buy another bit that will end up on the self next to all the other surplus relays, switches, lights I've now have trying to solve this problem, I thought I check and see if any of you might have any ideas?

As always many thanks in advance

Maggsie8 said:

Hi

OK so my TD5 90 (Year 2000) has a problem with its indicators which has only started in the last couple of weeks. Currently when indicating left or right both-side light up (as if the hazards are on)!!

I have full LED lights installed including halo headlights with the built-in day time running lights & indicators, but as I've said it had been working without any issues until the last couple of weeks. So far I have tried the following without any success...

• Change the relay (tried both the Wipac and RDX ones)
• removed the LEDs indicators and replaced with the old original bulb ones (including side repeaters)
• discounted the indicators built into the halo headlights
• disconnected the trailer wiring at the grey box at the back
• Changed the hazard light switch
• Checked the wiring (including the earths) for any breaks
• Checked the hazard light fuse

I'm at a loss as to what to try next... could possible be an issue with the indicator stalk but before I head out and buy another bit that will end up on the self next to all the other surplus relays, switches, lights I've now have trying to solve this problem, I thought I check and see if any of you might have any ideas?

As always many thanks in advance

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Which dashboard and binnacle do you have? Is it the one with LEDs that some TDI owners “upgrade” to?

Do you have LED side repeaters?

Maggsie8 said:

Hi

OK so my TD5 90 (Year 2000) has a problem with its indicators which has only started in the last couple of weeks. Currently when indicating left or right both-side light up (as if the hazards are on)!!

I have full LED lights installed including halo headlights with the built-in day time running lights & indicators, but as I've said it had been working without any issues until the last couple of weeks. So far I have tried the following without any success...

• Change the relay (tried both the Wipac and RDX ones)
• removed the LEDs indicators and replaced with the old original bulb ones (including side repeaters)
• discounted the indicators built into the halo headlights
• disconnected the trailer wiring at the grey box at the back
• Changed the hazard light switch
• Checked the wiring (including the earths) for any breaks
• Checked the hazard light fuse

I'm at a loss as to what to try next... could possible be an issue with the indicator stalk but before I head out and buy another bit that will end up on the self next to all the other surplus relays, switches, lights I've now have trying to solve this problem, I thought I check and see if any of you might have any ideas?

As always many thanks in advance

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If the weather has been damp where you are, that may be a cause, usually the first port of call is check the earths ... even with LEDs ...

mick 1986 said:

Which dashboard and binnacle do you have? Is it the one with LEDs that some TDI owners “upgrade” to?

Do you have LED side repeaters?

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Yes the dash is the LED version they LR fitted to TD5s so no crossover from the bulb that use to happened in the older 90s/110s. and yes the side repeaters are LED and I've have removed/ replaced as with the other indicators!!

Dippypud said:

If the weather has been damp where you are, that may be a cause, usually the first port of call is check the earths ... even with LEDs ...

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Yeah it has been pretty wet here... I've checked the earths and they seemed OK, but going take them all off and give them a good clean today to see if that helps.

UPDATE!! OK have stripped and cleaned all the earths (replacing the nuts and washers) and tested the indicator stalk with one that's known to be working all with no luck!! One thing I have noticed when looking at the wiring on the harness that the Hazard switch connects into is that there are two brown wires (one is disconnected and the other loose) that have been soldered into the green/ red and green/ white wires (I believe the green/red + green/white are left/ right indicator wires).

I have disconnect both of these wires and the issue was still there... I can't reconnect without removing the green wires completely from the harness. So before I start pulling the harness apart to reconnect these brown wires properly, does anybody know what these's are for? as I can't seem to find any reference to them on the wiring diagram!!

I'm no electrician so please be gentle with me

Thanks as always

brown wires ? any picts