i dragged my Z32 out yesterday to get it ready for an MOT next week. After 7 years of sitting, it looks like it just needed new wiper blades and the brakes cleaning up - calipers exercising and some bedding in and a new battery. Adjusted handbrake too.

 

Ive power washed all the green and moss off it which made a difference.

 

the only thing i can see 'wrong' is the indicator repeater on the dash cluster doesnt work, neither does the red light on the 4-way flasher switch. Indicators all work fine apart from that. im assuming theres something common between both the faults.

 

does anyone have any ideas what it could be? dash bulbs are both fine.

 

the dash repeater doesnt flash when i arm/disarm the alarm either (it used to) is this a fail? im sure the 4-way one is.

 

cheers,

on this diagram here, can anyone confirm if 'pilot' is the dash lamp indicator lamp in question? it seems strange both this and the hazard warning switch lamp is faulty considering they are fed from separate units.

cheers

 

didnt post well, see link below for better diagram

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/tech/manual/manual/diag/003.gif

hi m8 found this - The problem was traced to the hazard switch securing plate unit the plastic the 2 screws go in to had broke up and logged in the hazard switch!! new pod fitted and now everything works

hi m8 found this - The problem was traced to the hazard switch securing plate unit the plastic the 2 screws go in to had broke up and logged in the hazard switch!! new pod fitted and now everything works

 

I was just going to say the same, quite common that the switch as not properly dis engaged :thumbup1:.

If both fuses are okay it could be the hazard switch.....

If you have a multimeter you need to check for voltage at dash bulbs..... one side of bulb should be an earth.... You can find which using multimeter set to resistance.... connect one side to earth and the other to bulb.... the one reading 0 should be the earth...

The other side is the +12v when the turn signal or hazard switch are ON....

If you get no 12v when the hazard switch or turn signals are ON then I think it will be earth line to the dash bulbs and hazard switch????.... as the actual indicators are lighting up.....

Best person to check with is JeffTT that I can think of or Mark....

that's possible as that pod has always been a bit loose. The car has been damp/stale being sat outside for so long so it could be corrosion on the switch contacts. I will check at the weekend when im home again.

 

it is possible there are two symultaneous failures, ie- 2 blown lamps, or one lamp and an earth fault. if the 'pilot' is in fact the tell-tale on the dash cluster then there is no reason the 2 faults should be connected unless the earth for the dash and hazard switch lamp commons up and goes to the same ground point. I didnt have long to check at the weekend. it was just something i noticed as i checked all the lights worked.

 

all the indicators and hazards work properly.

 

does anyone know if this is an MOT fail? i thought the hazard switch light was?

 

cheers,

yes m8 as its there as a warning to let you know there on