Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted February 7, 2005 Leadership Team Share Posted February 7, 2005 Right, I spent part of this afternoon wiring up my starter button and ignition switch. All went well and it WAS working fine However, after tidying up the wiring, the instruments are now absolutely dead. I can still start the car, but nothing registers on any of the instruments bar the indicator lights. I can hear a click from a relay when I turn on the ignition, but nothing more. I've checked all of the fuses, but cannot find one that relates directly to the instruments. Where should I look next please? It may be a red herring, but the red ignition light has stopped working also. I had been having problems with a loose connection in this previously. However, I've temporarily swapped the bulb from the main beam headlights, and still no luck. Obviously, this also means that the alternator is no longer charging the battery… All thoughts appreciated... Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Michael have you connected all the + wires to your battery? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted February 7, 2005 Author Leadership Team Share Posted February 7, 2005 Thanks for the suggestion but just checked and tightened all connections and it's no better ☹️ Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Do you have a battery master kill switch ? Watch This Space....Get it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted February 7, 2005 Author Leadership Team Share Posted February 7, 2005 No - please keep suggesting though! Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Mupferit Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Michael, did you disturb the -ve earth conection at all? Brent 2.3 DURATEC SV. Gad these things are expensive ❗ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Have you disturbed the ignition barrel, you might have pulled the ignition live of, as the wiring for the starter is totally separate, pull of the black shroud and check, be very carefull though as you might pull them all off. Watch This Space....Get it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Brent beat me, but check for any little wires you may have disturbed or not connected. Tessa and I had loaded up for the New Year trip, I turned the key - nothing started - I had just reconnected the battery, put all the 'big' wires on but missed one very small flying negative wire. Might be something similar? Big update! here 77,777miles in 3 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Flatters Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Get back to work Angus 😬 *arrowright*Harry Flatters *arrowright* AKA Steve Mell - Surrey AO and Su77on Se7ener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom White Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Michael, It might be F2 or related wiring. I am assuming you have a K series. If you look here you will see that both the instrumentation and the alternator uses the +12V from F2. Good luck Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Mcalvert Posted February 8, 2005 Author Leadership Team Share Posted February 8, 2005 Sorry, should have said that it's an Xflow. Will check all connections again tonight, but could not see anything obviously amiss. What I don;t understand is that there are relays clicking, but no life. For example, if I press the horn switch, I hear a relay, but no power is delivered? Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom White Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Ok I no nothing about Xflow wiring but if relays are clicking and theres no alternator light (which I assume works similarly to a K) then I still think you have lost a +12V supply. Just a guess 😬 Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom White Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Oops my English , it should have read Ok I know nothing about Xflow wiring but if relays are clicking and theres no alternator light (which I assume works similarly to a K) then I still think you have lost a +12V supply. Just a guess 😬 Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Michael My guess would also be that you have lost a connection on one of the ignition switched 12v lines. I am not familiar with the x-flow wiring specifically but check the back of the ignition switch for a hanging wire. If there is a plastic cover over the back of the ignition switch (a la K series) then remove it and check the wiring as one of the connections may have dropped off but is being held in approximate place by the plastic cover. Chris 2003 1.8K SV 140hp see it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billmaltby Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Michael, Check the back of your altenator. The feed to the fuse box comes from one of those 3 wires according to the wiring diagram I have. Brown +ve feed in Brown / yellow out to ignition warning light Brown feed out to fuse box. Check this is not loose. Also there is a seperate 10amp fuse that services the instruments and heater. From memory it's second up on left hand side. Check thats not blown. I did have a pdf format xflow wiring diagram somewhere, I'lll try to dig it out for you. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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