Paulchez-85

now you mention it I do recall 1 of the relays looking a little fried but as I remember what it was for was working but think it was relay 3 (marking on the holder) on the under layer. hope this makes sense

yeah sure looks like the dash out again. I hated doing this. this may take some narrowing down tho. I was told just to do continuity tests to find it. sounds easy and is easy if you know where all the components are and any wire colour changes. Haynes manual doesn't show anything for this wiring. thanks for the help brianh

hi brian. yep still tight and nice and clean. he stated thers no communication wich is caused by a possible break in 2 wires or a disconnection. he was kind enough to tell and show me which 2 on the diagnostic connector it was. he also said he hasn't got the time to be pulling my dash and ripping the loom apart to find. (he is good and reliable at what he does and used him a couple of times) he also spent a bit of time and doing the diagnostics on it and told me that a payment wasn't necessary and that if he had to do the work would be in the region of £400. I checked the 02 sensors when I was having all my previous issues previously and I can only assume it was over fuelling before which caused the cat malfunction as it was around the same time I had connection probs? I cant believe all the trouble from this car I wish I could just buy another car altogether. BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN THAT THE APPRECIATION ISNT THERE FOR ALL YOUR HELP ( capitals is not my shouting mode in this instance its my getting my appreciation point across and allowing it to be clearly seen). THANKS

hi, its running ok at the min apart from its running rich, I wanted to get it all sorted before fitting the new cat and 02 sensors as there not cheap and don't want to burn them straight out within weeks/ months. it wont connect to anything and ive got a airbag light on as ive had to take the dash out to sort the main wire feed that was burning the junction box up and cant turn it off as there is no connection to anything. it went in for there been no eml on and it would appear that when it got put in the garage when they cut the cat to bits found it necessary to tape up the eml with electrical tape. nice I know but will never go in a garage again and I should have known better. im not sure what computers or software hes using but did clearly state that between his 2 computers he had over £7.500 so wouldn't imagine there useless. theres just no connection to any form of modules or ecu. cheers brian

cheers brian, the stereo is standard for 6000 with changer. washer pipe is ok and not leaking. im unsure of a blown terminating resistor amongst the circuit somewhere such as instrument panel, a/c, ecu, if my internet search is correct. ill unplug and check thanks.

hello brian h and sparky paul. im still having trouble with my motor just had it into an auto electrics and have been told the 2 data wires ( og/bn + og/bk I think he said) is the cause of lack of communications with everything on the car. ecu, central locking module, airbag module and so on. im just wondering if anybody knows of any places these break or can list everywhere they go to. cheers and thanks in advance

Hi pineapple any updates or results on you light prob mate

ok mate nice 1

have you used a known good earth point and tested all the same bulbs with a same reading. using a different earth points may result in a different readings. have you tested direct into the connectors rather than in the bulb socket?

try pull the tab up a little to make sure its getting a good contact and as brianh says give it a clean. I would advise wire wool and unplugging the connector before doing so to avoid any possible shorting out.

Hi gregers. I can only apologize and explain it's the predicted text on the tablet. My sincere apologies

I agree but was just trying to help as to whether the fault is in the boot. as I stated if they had of tested before buying a replacement cluster they may of saved a few quid. and may help diagnose whereabouts the problem is in regards to connections between locations or if it was a bad earth as he said it varied from side to side.

You need to be testing with a multi meter to check the voltage as I stated before this way you can trace any bad wiring. I don't think the brake lights run through the boot door as there in outer quarters. I would strongly advise testing with a multi meter using a good earth point and work across the wiring. Compare using other side as a reference if need be.

Hi preggers. I clearly told them only to do a diagnostic check nothing more and told them I already had the part to go on. As I wanted my car back I had no choice but to pay. The only upside is I now know what was wrong and had bought the right part BUT I was told there was no fault codes so I'm still unsure why it broke down like it did. Could have the same problem in a few month if something was missed and causes the same prob. The only difference been I will know what it is and will store it in the memory bank for future reference. New cat going on when I receive the new 02 sensors and have bought a program so I can monitor it myself. Still have no engine check light at all so maybe have to check bulb then ecu?

Hello and just a quick update on the problems. Turned out to be the cat blocking the pipe. Garage nicely butchered the cat and ripping out the innards and welded it back up after being asked not to do anything other than do a diagnostic test. Then had the courtesy to charge me £160. This is why I don't do garages total rip off merchants and I still need to replace it with a new cat. Why not just put a new cat on and have done rather than spending the hours messing about other than for more money. Never again.