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From: McKevvy on 19 Jun 2010 12:23 On 19 June, 08:30, "Mrcheerful" <nbk...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > McKevvy wrote: > > On 18 June, 19:18, Chris Whelan <cawhe...(a)prejudicentlworld.com> > > wrote: > >> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:03:21 -0700, McKevvy wrote: > > >> [...] > > >>> Many thanks indeed Chris. The problem is with the rear fog light - > >>> my escort doesnt have front ones. > >>> I'll dig out the relays on sunday when I have time. Have you any > >>> idea of the fault that I described in the OP? Im not niave with > >>> vehicle electrics but this fault is annoying - not to mention an > >>> MOT fail. > > >>> Many thanks, > > >>> Mckevvy > > >> Confusingly, Haynes describes a rear foglight relay, yet there isn't > >> one shown in the wiring diagram. The feed to the rear foglight goes > >> from the switch to the relay board, but is jumpered back out again. > > >> A further confusion is that there was a model change in '95; your car > >> could be a pre- or post-95 MY. There are significant differences. For > >> example, pre-95 rear foglight fuse is F8. Post-95, it's F1. > > >> I've looked on Autodata, but that has no diagram for lighting. > > >> Neither pre- or post-95 models seem to use a relay according to the > >> diagrams available. It's going to be a case of poking around with a > >> multi- meter I'm afraid. > > >> Good luck; let us know how you get on! > > >> Chris > > >> -- > > I think it's time to stick it into an auto electrician. Thankfully > > there's one next door to my brothers workshop - I hope he'd due him a > > favour so I can get a discount! > > Thanks for everones help. > > > McK. > > was the switch a new one? since switch failure was very common a secondhand > one is quite likely to be dead as well. Its a switch from the scrappies. It's a 95 Escort. McK.
From: McKevvy on 19 Jun 2010 12:32
On 19 June, 09:19, Chris Whelan <cawhe...(a)prejudicentlworld.com> wrote: > On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:30:20 +0100, Mrcheerful wrote: > > [...] > > > was the switch a new one? since switch failure was very common a > > secondhand one is quite likely to be dead as well. > > To eliminate the switch, use a suitable piece of wire to join together > the Grey/Yellow and Grey wires if a pre-'95 car, or Violet/Yellow and > Violet if post-'95. If the light then works, the fault is still the > switch. > > Chris > > -- Many many thanks, I'll try that tomorrow. McK. |