cueball

Active Member

• Nov 4, 2010

• #1

hey folks i think i have a bad earth on my disco td5. it is on the left side.
can any one help me with the location of the earths. would be much appreciated

 

PaulMc

Active Member

• Nov 4, 2010

• #2

cueball said:

hey folks i think i have a bad earth on my disco td5. it is on the left side.
can any one help me with the location of the earths. would be much appreciated

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Whereabouts on the left side - inside the car (front or rear), under the bonnet?

Which electrical items are you having earth problems with?

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cueball

Active Member

• Nov 4, 2010

• #3

sorry for being vague. it is the rear left lights that am having the trouble with. if you have lights on when you press the brake it goes off and the indicator just decides when it wants to work

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Nov 4, 2010

• #4

If the stop/reverse lights are working then you don't have a problem with the body earth connection, your problem is with the lamp unit earth connections to the bulbs.

 

cueball

Active Member

• Nov 4, 2010

• #5

where abouts is that earth. is it behind the lights themselves. i.e just undo the 4 bolts and there it is, or is it further in,

thanks

 

discool

Well-Known Member

• Nov 4, 2010

• #6

You need to check the bulb holders and the track at the rear of the lamp unit to ensure a good connection.

 

PaulMc

Active Member

• Nov 5, 2010

• #7

As Discool said above, it sounds as though your fault is within the Lamp Cluster itself - one lamp earthing back through another.

There's one earth wire (Black) from the Upper L/H Lamp Cluster, which earths 3 x filaments - Stop, Tail and Indicator - back to the LH Earth Header C0707 behind the rear side trim -




C0707 (shown with trim removed)

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cueball

Active Member

• Nov 6, 2010

• #8

cheers lad that was spot on

 

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Kemist

New Member

• Oct 10, 2013

• #9

cueball said:

sorry for being vague. it is the rear left lights that am having the trouble with. if you have lights on when you press the brake it goes off and the indicator just decides when it wants to work

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I'm having the exact same problem but the ground seems secure. Any suggestions?