megane electrical fault

spliffy · Unread post by **spliffy** » 01 Jan 2010, 14:15

i have a renault megane 1998 1.6 sport (ha ha not very sporty thou) it has an electrical fault when i indicate right the fog light light on dash flashes with it when i brake the indicator stops working until i release the brake when i have the lights on and brake it flashes fast has any one come across this before it sounds to me like a bad earth but where do i start looking before i rip the car to bits cheers

uncle buck · Unread post by **uncle buck** » 01 Jan 2010, 19:18

Yeah that does sound like a bad earth connection.
I would start by looking at the right rear light cluster...make sure to clean all of the connections to the cluster & to remove & check that all of the bulbs are working & have no corrosion on them.

Hope you find the problem.

Cheers.

spliffy · Unread post by **spliffy** » 02 Jan 2010, 10:53

cheers buck i will try that when we are not ankle deep in snow

spliffy · Unread post by **spliffy** » 02 Jan 2010, 14:32

cheers problem seems sorted i cleaned both connections on the light cluster and the plug and eveything seems to work ok now

uncle buck · Unread post by **uncle buck** » 03 Jan 2010, 00:09

Excellent...glad you are sorted....

Bad Earths can throw up all sorts of problems...some of which you wouldn't expect....always wise to make sure all bulbs are working properly & that the connections are nice & clean.

Cheers.