As above guys was just driving home from the petrol station at night and suddenly lost all dash lights.. then realised i had no speedo, revs, windows, dash gauges, heater blowers,indicators and wipers but weirdly still had my headlights and drove fine.. i did however notice when i got home before i turned her off i sat for a bit and it ran slightly lumpy than usual.. anyone have a slight idea of what i could be dealing with. Much appreciated.
lost all electrical power except headlights and radio.
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shroom
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Might be worth checking all the fuses to see if something has blown, I know there are some i the engine bay too but I cant remember what they do.
Have you had any electrical problems before or have other aftermarket electronics such as boost controller, turbo timer etc etc. Just thinking sometimes previous owners dont always fit things with care abd it could have caused a short
Have you had any electrical problems before or have other aftermarket electronics such as boost controller, turbo timer etc etc. Just thinking sometimes previous owners dont always fit things with care abd it could have caused a short
Basics first, any lights for alternator? What voltage is in your battery,fuses and relays.
Check your earths, there are different ones around the car. The one on the engine might still be there but another one has deteriorated? I've seen the problem the other way around where the engine earth wasn't working meaning the ECU did nothing even though the rest of the car was fine.
Check your earths, there are different ones around the car. The one on the engine might still be there but another one has deteriorated? I've seen the problem the other way around where the engine earth wasn't working meaning the ECU did nothing even though the rest of the car was fine.
If you don't find anything obvious like fuses etc check the wiring to the gear position sensor in the side of the gearbox casing. The wiring on mine came out of its clip once and wrapped itself round the driveshaft which severed a few of the wires.
It was probably nearly 10 years ago but what you've described rings a bell.
It was probably nearly 10 years ago but what you've described rings a bell.